U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in
Europe (OSCE)
Vienna
September 14, 2000
STATEMENT ON THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
DELIVERED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES JOSIAH ROSENBLATT TO THE PERMANENT
COUNCIL, VIENNA
Thank you, Madame Chairperson. The United States concurs with the
Chair's September 11 statement welcoming the recent local elections in
the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. We share the view just
expressed by our French colleague that voting in the September 10
local elections was calm and orderly in the majority of
municipalities.
We take note of the ODIHR Election Observation Mission's statement of
preliminary findings, which noted some acts of violence, intimidation
and irregularities in certain electoral districts of the western part
of the country. It is our sincere hope that such incidents will be
avoided during the second round of voting.
We join ODIHR in calling on FYROM authorities to investigate and
prosecute vigorously any breaches of law during the polling. We expect
any official complaints made by political parties to be handled
correctly and in accordance with the laws of the country, as in prior
elections.
We look forward to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
government's official announcement of municipal election results, and
to the eventual issuance of an OSCE/ODIHR report, which is final and
comprehensive.
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