The assistance from the international community will only be successful if and when the new authorities show this commitment and start implementation. International donors will also assure co-ordination and compatibility between assistance already foreseen for Montenegro and Kosovo and the support for Serbia. The HLSG will encourage donors to ensure that assistance to Montenegro continues to meet the needs there. The HLSG will reconfirm its commitment to assisting all countries and will underline that assistance to FRY will not divert resources from other countries in the region. Finally, the HLSG has always stressed the importance of having a regional approach to the countries of the region.
Most projects are on track and some have been started already.
The High Level Steering Group will review the way forward, including the possible timing of a follow up conference in the light of the further implementation of the quick start projects and a thorough needs assessment. In particular, the countries must show commitment to continued market economy reform and to peaceful regional co-operation. The Group is co-chaired by Messrs Pedro Solbes, European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank. This will be the third meeting of the HLSG at Ministerial level. The first meeting took place on 13 July 1999 in Brussels and the second on 28 September 1999 in Washington.