Canada pledges aid for 2004 polls<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
\nhas pledged to provide Indonesia with financial assistance for
\nthe 2004 legislative elections, an Indonesian official said.<\/p>\n
The pledge was made during a meeting between CIDA director for
\nSoutheast Asia and the South Pacific, Syed Sajjadur Rahman, and
\nofficials of Indonesia's General Elections Commission (KPU) in
\nOttawa last Thursday, the spokesman for the Indonesian Embassy in
\nOttawa, A Hermin Mala, said on Friday.<\/p>\n
The KPU's Canada visit was part of its efforts to educate
\nIndonesian communities abroad about the elections, he said.<\/p>\n
Hermin said Rahman noted that Canada had high hopes that
\nIndonesia would hold fair and transparent elections.<\/p>\n
However, he said that providing funds did not mean that Canada
\nhad a special interest in Indonesia's legislative elections.<\/p>\n
During their tour of Canada, the KPU officials also met with
\nCanadian parliamentarians. --Antara<\/p>",
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