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| Japan to monitor Kurdistan election |
| 2009-07-24 |
| BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Japanese government has decided to delegate its ambassador to Baghdad and another diplomat to monitor the Kurdistan elections on Saturday, July 24, 2009. “This comes after an invitation from the Independent High Electoral Commission in Iraq (IHEC),” the Japanese embassy in Baghdad said in a press release. “Two staff members of the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will also monitor the election,” it said. “The Japanese participation in monitoring the Kurdistan election is to support democracy in Iraq,” it added. |
| Posted by:Steve White |