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9 May 1994
I. Communique
II. Documenton a statusof Associationwith WEU for the Republic of
Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia,
the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of
Lithuania, the Republic of Poland,Romaniaand the Slovak Republic
C O:M:MU NI Q DE
WED Council of Ministers
Luxembour2, 9 May 1994
9. Ministers, in the context of the growing role of WEU for promoting peace,
security and stability in Europe, agreedon the importanceof developingdialogue
and exchangesof information on issuesof common concern betweenWEU and
Russia.
10. Ministers agreedthat the CSCE, as the only European and transatlantic
forum covering all of Europe, mustbe strengthenedto avoid the emergenceof new
divisions. To this end, they reaffirmed their governments'resolution to commit
the necessaryresourcesandto continueworking for a reasonabledivision of labour
with the CSCE giving effect to the conceptof mutually reinforcing institutions
developedin the 1992Helsinki Declaration.
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11. Ministers welcomedthe progressmade in the preparationof the Stability
Pact in Europe. They underlined the importancethey attachedto the Inaugural
Conferenceto be held in Paris on 26 and 27 May next, which shouldpave the way
to improving relations of good neighbourlinessin Europe.
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In the light of the creation of this new statusand noting that the Forum of
Consultationhas fulfilled its initial mandateto the satisfactionof its participants,
Ministers decided to suspendits meetings.
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DOCUMENT ON A STATUS OF ASSOCIAnON WITH WEU
FOR THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA, THE CZECH REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF ESfONIA, THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,
THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA, THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND, ROMANIA AND THE SLOVAK
REPUBLIC
The WEU Council of Ministers and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and
Defenceof the Republic of Bulgaria, the CzechRepublic, the Republic of ~tonia, the
Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic
of Poland, Romaniaand the Slovak Republic met in Luxembourg on 9 May 1994.
RECALLING:
BEARING IN MIND that the developmentof closer relations with the nine
Central Europeannations through an enhancedstatuswithin WEU and through
cooperationwithin the Alliance framework, in particular the Partnershipfor Peace
programme, will be mutually reinforcing and contribute significantly to security and
stability in Europe;
The WEU Council of Ministers and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and
Defenceof Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania,
Poland, Romania and Slovakia have agreedon the presentstatuswhereby the Republic
of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Hungary,
the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Poland, Romania
and the Slovak Republic will becomeAssociatePartnersof WEU; this statuswill
comprise the following elements:
1 They may participate in the meetingsof the Council subject to the following
provisions:
they may take part in discussionsbut may not block a decision that is the
subject of consensus among the member States.
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to enableWED to perform to the full its role as the defencecomponent
of the EuropeanUnion and as the meansto strengthenthe European
pillar of the Atlantic Alliance and also to addressany other questionsin
an appropriateconfiguration, meetingsof the Council according to
presentarrangementswill be convepedon the basis of the provisions
agreedin Rome on 20 November 1992 in the Documenton Associate
Membershipof WED and the Declarationon WEU Observers.
They will be regularly informed at the Council of the activities of its working
groups and may be invited to participatein working groups on a caseby case
basis.
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DECLARATION FOLWWING ON FROM mE "DOCUMENT
ON ASSOCIATEMEMBERSHIP" OF 20 NOVEMBER 1992
Recalling:
Ministers
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that under the documenton associatemembership,associatemembersmay
associatethemselveswith decisionstaken by Member States;
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emphasizedthat associatemembers,by committing forces to WEU military
operations,will, under conditions laid down by the Rome documentof 20 November
1992, participate on the samebasisas full membersin theseoperations, as well as in
relevant exercisesand planning;
the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway and the Republic of Turkey may
nominateofficers to the Planning Cell in order to increaseWEU' s planning
capabilitiesand to enableWEU to draw more easily on the AssociateMembers'
expertiseand resourcesfor the tasksidentified in the PetersbergDeclaration;
the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway and the Republic of Turkey should
be connectedas soon as possibleto the WEUCOM network for all communications
concerningmeetingsand activities in which associatemembersparticipate.