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OSCE Chairman-in-Office issues statement on the situation in Albania
COPENHAGEN 3 July 1997
COPENHAGEN, 3 July 1997 - The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Danish Foreign Minister Niels Helveg Petersen, has today issued in Copenhagen the following statement on the current crisis in Albania:
Elections in Albania are a major step forward in the democratization and rehabilitation process. The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE wishes, however, to express his deep concern with the latest developments in Albania. The Chairman-in-Office would like to urge President Berisha and all parties involved to cease forthwith any attempt to put obstacles in the way of the electoral process.
The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE wishes to underline that the future international assistance to Albania will depend on the willingness of the Albanian authorities to cooperate on democratic reforms.
Elections in Albania are a major step forward in the democratization and rehabilitation process. The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE wishes, however, to express his deep concern with the latest developments in Albania. The Chairman-in-Office would like to urge President Berisha and all parties involved to cease forthwith any attempt to put obstacles in the way of the electoral process.
The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE wishes to underline that the future international assistance to Albania will depend on the willingness of the Albanian authorities to cooperate on democratic reforms.