EU sticks to position on Jan 5 poll

The European Union has stuck to its earlier position in urging all parties to eschew violence and engage in a genuine dialogue putting Bangladeshis’ interests first.
The new head of its delegation in Dhaka, Pierre Mayaudon, said in his first press briefing  Wednesday that the EU would continue to work with Bangladesh’s election commission in this regard. Mayaudon, a French diplomat, presented his credentials Monday.
He refused to comment on Bangladesh’s internal politics, as the first question journalists in Dhaka asked him was about the Awami League-BNP dialogue.
Later, when asked about the EU’s current position on the Jan 5 elections, he read out the last sentence of the EU statement issued after the election, according to a news agency.