SANA'A, Sep 02 (Saba) – Chairman of the Supreme Commission for Election and Referendum Khalid Abdul Wahab al-Sharif met here Tuesday with the executive director of the International Foundation for Election Systems IFES Peter Williams.

The meeting dealt with means to promote partnership between the two bodies and reviewed current preparations for the upcoming parliamentary elections which would be held in 2009.

At the meeting al-Sharif welcomed an IFES proposal to draw up an understanding draft between the commission and the IFES and that focuses on implementing a program to support media activities and election register.

The commission may also receive technical assistance from the US Agency for International Development USAID.

Al-Sharif said the commission is very keen to benefit from the IFES expertise since it is an international body specialized for the management of elections.

He appreciated the role of the IFES during the last period to support the commission to run past elections.

For his part, Williams said the IFES will continue to support the commission to run the elections in 2009.
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