US and EU are Still Hoping for Transparency of Elections in Belarus :: Charter'97 :: News

US Ambassador to Belarus Karen Stewart has expressed a hope that the process of local elections in Belarus would be transparent and fair. As we have informed, election to local Soviets in Belarus will take place on January 14, 2007. “The US, EU and other international structures are closely watching the events in Belarus from the point of view of ensuring transparent and fair process during upcoming elections to local Soviets,” the American Ambassador told in Minsk on Wednesday, Interfax informs.

Karen Stewart underlined that the US “as before are supporting different countries of the world, including Belarus, in their urge to establish democracy and democratic ideals”. The Ambassador has also said that promoting democracy in Belarus would be “one of her main tasks for the three years”.

In her conversation with journalists Karen Stewart said: “I am here to represent president Bush and American nation”. “We have been extending a hand of friendship to Belarus for a long time already,” the diplomat said.

Speaking about the election to the Congress which is taking place at the moment, Karen Stewart underlined a great importance of this campaign. “There is a great probability of changing a majority in the House of Representatives and in the Senate. If Democrats would win, Bush administration would meet with serious obstacles,” she said.