tailieunhanh - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe 7 Ministerial Council

NATO is a political and military alliance that has been a suc- cessful example of an international structure, able to demon- strate both national and institutional strength. Formed for the collective defence against a common enemy, NATO did not dissolve when the Warsaw Pact disappeared, although its po- litical unity has begun to fade. The vulnerability – particularly of European citizens – that arises from a weak EU, weak national resolve and a weakened NATO is enormous when a combination of hostile actors and larger impersonal trends converge against Europe. In this, material elements such as wealth and military capa- bilities are, of. | MC 12 .JOUR 2 7 December 2004 Original ENGLISH see Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Ministerial Council Sofia 2004 2nd DAY OF THE TWELFTH MEETING OF THE MINISTERIAL COUNCIL 3rd PLENARY MEETING CLOSED 1. Date Tuesday 7 December 2004 Opened . Suspended . Resumed . Closed . 2. Chairperson . Dr. Dimitrij Rupel Minister for Foreign Affairs of Slovenia . Dr. Solomon Passy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE 3. Subjects discussed Statements Decisions Agenda item 7 STATEMENTS BY HEADS OF DELEGATION continued Germany 54 04 United Kingdom 74 04 Romania 65 04 Russian Federation 61 04 United States of America 52 04 Canada 50 04 Armenia 59 04 Lithuania 75 04 Serbia and Montenegro 78 04 Monaco Slovakia 77 04 Italy 71 04 Estonia 56 04 Uzbekistan 46 04 Afghanistan Partner for Co-operation Japan Partner for Co-operation 66 04 Mongolia Partner for Co-operation Republic of Korea Partner for Co-operation 44 04 Thailand Partner for Co-operation 76 04 Algeria Mediterranean Partner for Co-operation Egypt Mediterranean Partner for Co-operation 73 03 Israel Mediterranean Partner for Co-operation Jordan Mediterranean Partner for Co-operation 18 04 Morocco Mediterranean Partner for Co-operation Tunisia Mediterranean Partner for Co-operation 45 04 Chairperson Slovenia Contributions by Council of Europe 55 04 MC12EJ02 MC 12 .JOUR 2 7 December 2004 - 2 - Agenda item 8 ADOPTION OF MINISTERIAL COUNCIL DOCUMENTS The Chairperson announced that Decision No. 1 04 1 04 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities the text of which is appended to this journal had been adopted by the Ministerial Council on 25 June 2004 through the silence procedure. The Ministerial Council adopted the Sofia Ministerial Statement on .