FM Rupel Believes Everything Will Run Smoothly in Pakistan's Vote

Brussels, 21 January - Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel said after meeting Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in Brussels on Monday that the faith in democratic processes in Pakistan had been shaken and would have to be restored. However, the minister believes that the "mechanism of control and monitoring of election will work fine".

Brussels, Belgium
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (left) shaking hands with Dimitrij Rupel, Slovenian Foreign Minister and the head of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Brussels, Belgium
Dimitrij Rupel, Slovenian Foreign Minister and the head of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council after talks with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Brussels, Belgium
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (left) during talks with Dimitrij Rupel, Slovenian Foreign Minister and the head of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

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