It has grown more prominent each year under excellent Presidencies and with a strong support and involvement of the OSCE secretariat. We have been in Europe through ten difficult years of transition to democracy and market economy. There are countries which have been successful but much remains to be done. Sharp disparities in the advancement of reforms, in the economic performance and in outlook add to other causes of instability in our region and we face a compelling urgency to achieve more tangible results in terms of stability. I strongly believe that to achieve our common objectives, we must work together.
Cooperation is by far the best way to mobilize resources.
In the year 2000 we can admit that the 1990s were full of achievements but they were also disappointing. For few only CIT this coming decade might be the one of the completion of transition. We are committed to work with OSCE to ensure that there never be a repetition of tragedies we have faced. Therefore, there is a need to look together into the possibility of cooperating on developing a framework on early warning and conflict prevention. ECE must be vigilant on existing economic causes of conflicts.