Science Blog -- //media.fastclick.net/w/get.media?sid=10405&m=1&tp=5&d=j&t=n"></script> <noscript><a href=http://media.fastclick.net/w/click.here?sid=10405&m=1&c=1 target=_blank><img src=http://media.fastclick.net/w/get.media?sid=10405&m=1&tp=5&d=s&c=1 width=728 height=90 border=1></a></noscript> <script language="javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"></script></center> <table border=0 align=center><tr><td><table border=0 width=640 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=1 bgcolor=#000000><tr><td><table border=0 width=640 cellpadding=20 cellspacing=1 bgcolor=#ffffff><tr><td valign=top><center><a href=http://www.scienceblog.com/community/index.php><img src=http://www.scienceblog.com/community/images/logo.gif border=0 alt=""></a><br><br></center> </head><body lang=EN-US style=tab-interval:.5in><div class=Section1><p><span style='font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>�� SG/SM/7674<o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>�� AFR/295<o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>�� 29 December 2000<o:p></o:p></p><p><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p><p><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p><h1>SECRETARY-GENERAL COMMENDS CONCLUSION OF GHANA�S ELECTORAL PROCESS</h1><p><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>�� The following statement was issue today by the Spokesman for<o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Secretary-General Kofi Annan:<o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>�� The Secretary-General has been following closely the electoral process in Ghana, which ended with the second round of the presidential elections held on<o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>28 December.<o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>�� The Secretary-General commends the people of Ghana and their leaders for the transparent and peaceful manner in which the elections were conducted.� With these elections, Ghana has demonstrated that democracy and its institutions continue to take root in Africa.<o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>�� The international community should rejoice at this orderly and democratic transfer of power and stand ready to help Ghana and other new democracies consolidate their hard-won gains.<o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p><p>* *** *<o:p></o:p></p></div><BR><a href="http://www.un.org/News/">United Nations</a><br><br><br><br><td 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