Macedonia is also chairing a Working Group of countries throughout the region who have pledged to identify and eliminate barriers to trade both in the region and with the European Union, the United States and other countries. The countries of the region have also all agreed to control and destroy illicit stocks of small arms and light weapons. Together with other Europeans, we will provide expertise to the countries of the region to help them implement their commitment. Together, the countries of the region have underscored their commitment to implement WMD conventions and have called on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to accede to the Chemical Weapons Convention. Together, the countries of the region have agreed to align their arms export procedures to international standards and to track such exports through a common end-user certificate.
Cooperative efforts are under way under the Stability Pact to promote free and independent media.
Historians and education experts throughout the region have agreed to joint efforts to examine the teaching of history, including through joint textbook commissions and examination of texts with a view to eliminating bias and prejudice. Our efforts through the Stability Pact also send a straightforward message to the Serbian people. There is a better future. A democratic Serbia can be part of it, but the Milosevic regime continues to prevent Serbia from taking its rightful place among the European family of nations. We and our EU partners have intensified our cooperation with the Yugoslav opposition.