Almotamar.net, Saba - Elections official at the European Commission Foreign Relations Department Patrick Dupont considered Wednesday the invitation by the Supreme Commission for Elections and Referendum SCER of the European Union to observe the upcoming parliamentary elections in Yemen in April 2009 as evidence on Yemen commitment to the enhancement and development of the democratic process.

Chairman of Supreme Commission for Elections and Referendums (SCER) Khaled al-Sharif met in Sana�a Wednesday the elections' official in the European Commission (EC) Foreign Relations Department Patrick Dupont and the accompanying delegation.

The meeting dealt with the arrangements related to participation of European Union's (EU) election observation mission according to the SCER's invitation to the EU for getting acquaintance with and observing the upcoming parliamentary elections.

The meeting also reviewed the practical and technical procedures taken by the SCER regarding the special recommendations mentioned in the report of EU election observation mission on the last presidential and local elections in 2006.

Al-Sharif briefed the EU delegation on the efforts carried out by the SCER in preparing for the upcoming parliamentary elections and the results of reviewing and amending voters' registration process as well as the process of electronic reviewing the electoral registration.

On behalf of SCER, al-Sharif welcomed again the EU participation in observing the upcoming elections, assuring that the SCER is concerned that the international organizations take part in all leaps of electoral process depending on the transparency to do all its constitutional and lawful tasks .

Al-Sharif pointed that the SCER will offer all needful assistances for the EU mission to do its works and to get all information related to the electoral process easily.

For his part, the EC's official expressed the appreciation of EC for the SCER's invitation to participate in observing the upcoming parliamentary elections, considering that is an evidence of Yemen's concern and pledge to develop the democratic process.

On the other hand, the EC's official praised the leaps and actions taken by the SCER regarding the recommendations which come in the report of EU election observation mission on the previous elections.

On the other hand the SCER in its meeting on Wednesday got acquainted with the remarks presented by members of the specialized sectors concerning a draft of understanding memorandum with the International Foundation for Election Systems IFES and approved them.