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UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000881 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
STATE FOR EUR/NCE, NEA/I, AND EUR/PPD 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ LO
SUBJECT: SLOVAKIA RELEASES STATEMENT ON IRAQ REFERENDUM 
 
REFTEL:  A.  STATE 199224 
¶B.  STATE 198365 
 
¶1.  Pursuant to reftels, Slovakia released the following 
statement on the results of Iraq's October 15 referendum on the 
draft constitution.  The statement is available in English at the 
MFA website at http://www.foreign.gov.sk/En/index.html . 
 
BEGIN VERBATIM TEXT OF STATEMENT: 
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic is pleased 
with the results of the referendum on the draft constitution from 
15th of October 2005, released by the Independent Electoral 
Commission of Iraq, according to which 79 percent of Iraqi 
citizens expressed their support.  The Slovak diplomacy commends 
the Iraqi people for this historic event.  The high level of voter 
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turnout throughout the country testifies their support to the 
worldwide antiterrorism alliance. 
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs extends its admiration and respect 
to all voters who turned out to vote despite the violence and 
threats against them.  The completion of the referendum is 
considered as a significant step of the Iraqi people towards 
building a democratic and legally consistent state. 
 
With the adoption of the constitution, Iraq can now move forward 
to the next step in its political transitional process, the 
holding of national elections on 15th of December 2005 and 
consequently create a government to complete the process of the 
democratization in Iraq. 
 
END VERBATIM TEXT. 
 
VALLEE 
 
 
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