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Moldova recount 'confirms result' - reports
OBJECTION: A protester holds up a United States flag in bid to call for US and EU support, and a flag of Moldova's Liberal Party during a rally in central Chisinau, April 12 2009.
A recount of votes cast in Moldova's election has confirmed an emphatic win by the ruling Communist Party, Russian media quoted an official as saying, according to Bulgarian news agency Focus.
Electoral commission secretary Yuri Chokan said that no fraud had been found, despite opposition claims that the election had been rigged, the BBC said on April 18 2009.
Judges ordered a recount after a week of protests against the Communist win.
But the main opposition parties boycotted it, saying it was a "trick" to distract attention from fraud.
On April 16, Czech deputy prime minister for European affairs Alexandr Vondra met with Romanian foreign minister Cristian Diaconescu in Prague.
A media statement by the Czech Presidency of the EU said that the objective of the meeting was to inform the Czech Presidency of Romania’s standpoint on the current unrest in Moldova and to discuss possible solutions that would stabilise the situation.
Speaking after the meeting, Vondra said: "We have agreed on the importance of protecting human rights and freedoms in Moldova. The current unstable political situation in Moldova only goes to show the importance and validity of the project of the Eastern Partnership, which will be launched at the Eastern Partnership Summit on May 7 in Prague.
"The Czech Presidency has decided to put the situation in Moldova on the agenda of the next General Affairs and External Relations Council meeting in Luxembourg, as soon as April 27," Vondra said.
"I also spoke openly to my Romanian colleague of my serious concern about the risks that would arise if Romania adopted a simplified procedure of granting citizenship".
The stated aim of the Eastern Partnership project is to help countries to the east of the EU stabilise and consolidate their economies, and to promote the rule of law and democratic principles.
Co-operation in the field of energy is also an important aspect of this project.
The lack of stability in this region could worsen the situation and jeopardise relations with EU member states, as is now the case with Romania, the Czech Presidency media statement said.
Electoral commission secretary Yuri Chokan said that no fraud had been found, despite opposition claims that the election had been rigged, the BBC said on April 18 2009.
Judges ordered a recount after a week of protests against the Communist win.
But the main opposition parties boycotted it, saying it was a "trick" to distract attention from fraud.
On April 16, Czech deputy prime minister for European affairs Alexandr Vondra met with Romanian foreign minister Cristian Diaconescu in Prague.
A media statement by the Czech Presidency of the EU said that the objective of the meeting was to inform the Czech Presidency of Romania’s standpoint on the current unrest in Moldova and to discuss possible solutions that would stabilise the situation.
Speaking after the meeting, Vondra said: "We have agreed on the importance of protecting human rights and freedoms in Moldova. The current unstable political situation in Moldova only goes to show the importance and validity of the project of the Eastern Partnership, which will be launched at the Eastern Partnership Summit on May 7 in Prague.
"The Czech Presidency has decided to put the situation in Moldova on the agenda of the next General Affairs and External Relations Council meeting in Luxembourg, as soon as April 27," Vondra said.
"I also spoke openly to my Romanian colleague of my serious concern about the risks that would arise if Romania adopted a simplified procedure of granting citizenship".
The stated aim of the Eastern Partnership project is to help countries to the east of the EU stabilise and consolidate their economies, and to promote the rule of law and democratic principles.
Co-operation in the field of energy is also an important aspect of this project.
The lack of stability in this region could worsen the situation and jeopardise relations with EU member states, as is now the case with Romania, the Czech Presidency media statement said.
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