"Common Cause" PF, the "Taza Shailoo Association" Association of Legal Entities, the EAGL PF, and the "Agency of Social Technologies" Public Association signed a Memorandum of Cooperation.
BISHKEK, November 16, 2021 The Common Cause Public Foundation, the "Taza Shailoo Association" Association of Legal Entities, the EAGL Public Foundation, and the "Agency of Social Technologies" Public Association signed a Memorandum of Cooperation.
The document was adopted to support socially significant projects and initiatives in the field of electoral processes, create favorable conditions for election campaigns, promote professional mobility and support professionals, develop comprehensive cooperation based on equality, goodwill, respect and trust.
"The main goal of the memorandum is to share information between partner organizations and support a common vision on topical issues related to elections. We call for open and fair elections," said Edir Bova, executive director of the Taza Shailoo Association.
According to the head of the EAGL PF, Cholpon Omurkanova, all four organizations are engaged in civil watch-dog activity for the elections in the Kyrgyz Republic. "Our tandem will strengthen civilian control and observation of the elections, not only on election day, but also in the pre- and post-election period, as well as improve interaction between our long-term observers and strengthen the security of short-term observers in the field," she said.
Zulfiya Kochorbaeva, director of the "Agency of Social Technologies" Public Association, noted that the NGOs mentioned have long had good relations in the framework of civil election observation, and the signing of the memorandum was a logical continuation of this practice.
"In fact, cooperation between our organizations began back in the run-up to the 2020 parliamentary elections. We have already made joint statements on a number of topical issues. We hope that the signing of the memorandum will allow us to make wider use of our opportunities for cooperation, as there are still many unresolved issues in the field of elections," summarized Aida Suyundueva, chairman of the Common Cause Public Foundation.
Under the memorandum, the parties agreed to take joint action in the following areas:
- assistance in organizing nonpartisan observation of electoral processes, long-term prospects for achieving decent and fair elections;
- assistance in organizing training events (trainings, seminars, etc.) in the field of electoral legislation;
- assistance in organizing the analysis of risks and challenges to determine strategic goals for the development of electoral processes, in accordance with democratic principles and international standards;
- assistance in the implementation of new innovative ideas in achieving fair elections.
