Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, July 11, SPA -- A joint team of foreignobservers said Monday that the Kyrgyz presidential voteshowed "tangible progress" toward meeting internationalstandards on free and fair elections. In a statement issued by the joint mission of theOrganization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and theEuropean Parliament, the monitors said the government hadmade a good will effort to conduct a fully democraticelection on Sunday, and that they graded the process as"good" or "very good."--SPA1231 Local Time 0931 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/276033