Stockholm - The Swedish presidency of the European Union Friday said it shared concerns about the fairness of the presidential election in Kyrgyzstan that were raised by international election monitors.

Echoing the views raised by the election monitoring mission of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the EU statement said the "presidential elections failed to meet key OSCE commitments for democratic elections, including the commitment to maintain a clear separation between the ruling party and the state."

The EU statement was issued by Sweden, which July 1 assumed the rotating presidency of the 27-nation bloc.

Concerns included "evidence of ballot box stuffing, inaccuracies in the voter lists and some evidence of multiple voting," the statement said about Thursday's voting.

The EU urged Kyrgyzstan to continue to cooperate with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.(dpa)