Written question asked by Elfyn Llwyd (Plaid Cymru) on Tuesday, 19 June 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 June 2007. It was answered by Ian McCartney (Labour) on Monday, 25 June 2007 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Uganda: Elections

Question: (2) what discussions she has had with Commonwealth representatives on the implementation of their election observer recommendations for the Ugandan authorities; and if she will make a statement.

Answer: We have a regular dialogue with the Government of Uganda on all aspects of developing multi-party democracy and engaging with the opposition, building towards the next elections in 2011. We will press for the elections to be free and fair, and build on the recommendations made by the international observer groups following the 2006 elections.We also continue to have high level contacts with the Commonwealth Secretariat and EU partners on a range of issues in Uganda, including political governance and deepening democracy.I refer the hon. Member to the replies I gave to the my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Mr. Drew) on 23 May 2007, Official Report, column 1316W, and 4 June 2007, Official Report, column 251W.

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