governmental organisations. The aid agencies said they were going to send a petition to E.U. leaders asking them to instruct their representatives to the World Bank to reject the current nominee and press for other candidates. The European Commission has also reacted cautiously to the nomination, with Development Commissioner Louis Michel saying the World Bank head must be "a man who focuses on the bank,s main task, which is poverty alleviation". The Commission works closely with the World Bank on development projects around the world. Traditionally the U.S. chooses the World Bank chief and Europe selects the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). ---SP 2353 Local Time 2053 GMT
