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EU pegs aid on democratic elections

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    The EU will give aid to the Central African Republic (CAR) after it holds fair and democratic general elections, the head of the EU delegation in the CAR, Joseph Loveras, said on Wednesday. State-owned Radio Centrafrique reported that Loveras made the remarks when he met CAR Vice-President Abel Goumba in the capital, Bangui. Loveras was quoted as saying that the EU would only support specific social and humanitarian projects in the CAR during the transitional period, scheduled to end in early 2005. He said the EU would intensify financial cooperation with the CAR only after "transparent, fair and democratic" elections were held. He urged the administration of CAR leader Francois Bozize to respect the transitional calendar until its end in 2005. Bozize seized power on 15 March 2003 from President Ange-Felix Patasse after a six-month rebellion. During talks with the new CAR officials, the EU has maintained that it would only recognise the administration if democratic elections were held.

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