BANGKOK, June 13 - Thailand's Election Commission (EC) has no objection to
the European Union (EU) sending observers to monitor Thailand's upcoming
general election, Chairman Apichart Sukhagganond said on Monday.
After discussing and considering the EU request to send election monitors
to the country's July 3, Mr Apichart said the EC agreed to grant the
permission, as he is confident that the election will meet international
standards.
The polling agency head added that other international agencies related to
election monitoring, including the Asian Network for Free Elections
(ANFREL), are also interested and have asked to take part in observing the
polls.
The EC has acknowledged the requests and welcomed the agencies monitoring
the general election on that day, he said. However, the related
organisations must comply with the EC rules and regulations as well as the
legal framework.