Hoge Vertegenwoordiger Ashton blij met stemmogelijkheid in Kosovo voor verkiezingen Servië (en)

Met dank overgenomen van Raad van de Europese Unie (Raad) i, gepubliceerd op dinsdag 1 mei 2012.

EUROPEAN UNION

Brussels, 1 May 2012 A

Statement by High Representative Catherine Ashton i on the agreement on OSCE facilitation of voting in Kosovo in Serbian elections

Catherine Ashton, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, issued the following statement today:

"I welcome the agreement reached on OSCE facilitation of voting in Kosovo in the Serbian parliamentary and presidential elections, and would like to express my appreciation andfull support to the OSCE for carrying out this facilitating role.

I call on both Pristina and Belgrade to continue to cooperate with the OSCE in good faith so that the vote is held in a peaceful and orderly way. I call on all sides to refrain from any action which may spark tensions.

EULEXwill monitor the security environment and will execute its mandate in close cooperation with the other international and local organisations involved."