India welcomes preliminary results of Afghanistan elections
merisarkar news service.
New Delhi, September 16, 2009
Indian government on Saturday welcomed the successful holding of the Presidential and Provincial Council elections in Afghanistan on 20 August, 2009.
External affairs ministry said in a statement, "India appreciates the determination of the Afghan people who participated in the election process despite threats and attacks meant to disrupt the elections. In this spirit and as a friend of the Afghan people, we congratulate all the democratic forces in Afghanistan."
India said that it admired that the elections were conducted by national institutions, unlike the previous elections in Afghanistan.
India said, "We welcome the announcement of the preliminary results of all the votes counted by IEC in which President Hamid Karzai has emerged as the leading candidate having secured 54.62%, followed by Dr. Abdullah Abdullah at 27.75%. We are now looking to the early and successful conclusion of the electoral process and finalisation of the results after the completion of the legal procedures."
India said that it reaffirms its commitment to strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries and for the reconstruction and development of a pluralistic and democratic Afghanistan.
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