"The present caretaker government is committed to democracy and will hand over power to an elected government as early as possible," he told the delegation.

A 10-member delegation of the EU-Troika, led by Ambassador Andreas Michaelis, called on the chief adviser at his office in the afternoon and discussed socioeconomic and electoral issues.

The CA said besides holding a fair election, which is the main task of the government, its goal is also to fight against corruption and to bring the corrupts to justice, according to his Press Secretary Syed Fahim Munaim, who was present at the meeting.

He said the Election Commission has given an 18-month timeframe to hold the election and the government is assisting in their tasks.

As the delegation dwelt on Election Commission's consultation with political parties, the CA said the Election Commission would determine it.

Regarding withdrawal of the ban on indoor politics, the CA said the caretaker government is aware of it and the ban will be lifted in due time.

He said the media here are fully free and acting as a link between the government and the people. "People are our main strength. We are being tested everyday," he told the Troika delegation.

The members of the delegation said they are highly impressed with the present caretaker government's policies and reforms, adding that as far as they met and talked with different groups in last four days, they got positive remarks about the government's consistent polices.

Even during the meetings with Awami League and BNP, the two parties did not make criticism about the caretaker government's reforms and policies, the delegation told the CA.

They said they fully support the caretaker government's policies and reform and will prepare a report on the outcome of their mission and send a copy of it to the caretaker government.