United Kingdom Ambassador Andy Ashcroft announced yesterday that the UK will donate US$9,000 worth of computers, printers and other supplies to Participacion Ciudadana, the civic society group. The equipment will be used by the civic movement to monitor the 16 May election, as reported in Hoy newspaper.
Ashcroft said that as a friend of the DR, with extensive ties through tourism and other economic investments, the UK is pleased to contribute to the successful staging of the upcoming elections.
Participacion Ciudadana?s director, Javier Cabreja, general coordinator Alfonso Abreu Collado and electoral observations director Vianela Diaz accepted the donation and thanked the government of the United Kingdom for its assistance.