82 Elections PART II the ODIHR can provide to participating States in developing and implementing electoral legislation. In line with these commitments, we will invite observers to our elections from other participating States, the ODIHR, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and appropriate institutions and organizations that wish to observe our election proceedings. We agree to follow up promptly the ODIHR’s election assessment and recommendations. Porto 2002 (Decisions: Decision No.7/02 on Election Commitments) The Ministerial Council, Recalling the provisions of the 1990 Document of the Copenhagen Meeting of the Conference on the Human Dimension of the CSCE, Noting that additional commitments…have supplemented those provisions, Reaffirming the determination to implement these commitments, Acknowledging that democratic elections can be conducted under a variety of electoral systems, Recognizing the ODIHR’s expertise in assisting participating States in the implementation of election-related commitments, Taking into account PC Decision No. 509, on international standards and commitments: a practical guide to democratic elections best practice, Calls upon participating States to strengthen their response to the ODIHR’s recommendations following election observations (…) Maastricht 2003 (Decisions: Decision No. 5/03 on Elections) The Ministerial Council, (…) Welcoming the continuing efficient co-operation between the ODIHR and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in election monitoring, Welcoming the document “Existing Commitments for Democratic Elections in OSCE Participating States: A Progress Report” (ODIHR.GAL/39/03), which was prepared by the ODIHR and submitted to the participating States in June of this year, Recognizing in particular the need for confidence by the electorate in the entire process, for transparency of election procedures, and for accountability on the part of authorities conducting elections, calls upon participating States to further enhance their co-operation with the ODIHR in this field, Tasks the ODIHR to consider ways to improve the effectiveness of its assistance to participating States in following up recommendations made in ODIHR election-observation reports (…)