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OSCE Says Stability Pact Must Be Embraced, Not Imposed
Success depends upon citizens, not states
OSCE Press Release 29 July 1999

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TEXT: OSCE Says Stability Pact Must Be Embraced, Not Imposed

Success depends upon citizens, not states

Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Success of the Southeastern Europe Stability Pact depends upon nurturing "from below" rather than imposing its goals and aims "from above," Ambassador Robert Barry, OSCE special envoy for Southeastern Europe, told regional leaders at the Stability Pact Summit in Sarajevo July 29.

"We must not allow ourselves to believe that the challenges of building peace, democracy and stability can be solved by Presidents and Prime Ministers alone," Barry said. "In many ways, the success of the Stability Pact will depend on the ability of non-governmental organizations, political parties, business-people and independent media to forge links across national boundaries within the region. In this sense, the Stability Pact is as much about linking citizens as it is about linking states."

The Southeastern Europe Stability Pact is a cooperative enterprise between the nations of Southeast Europe and their partners throughout Europe, the United States and elsewhere aimed at advancing political and economic reforms in Southeast Europe; promoting "cooperation, tolerance and security"; and integrating the region politically and economically into the rest of Europe. It is to be launched at a summit of international leaders, including President Clinton, July 30 in Sarajevo, following the July 29 Southeastern Europe regional leaders summit.

Following is the text of the press release:

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Press Release
July 29, 1999

AIMS OF STABILITY PACT CANNOT BE IMPOSED; PEOPLE MUST BE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS

SARAJEVO, July 29, 1999 - Speaking to regional leaders at the Stability Pact Summit in Sarajevo today, Ambassador Robert Barry, OSCE Special Envoy for Southeastern Europe, said that the people of Southeastern Europe must be active participants in the Stability Pact process if the goals of the Pact are to be achieved.

Ambassador Barry, the OSCE's Head of Mission in BiH who was speaking on behalf of OSCE Chairman-in-Office Knut Vollebaek, stated that the goals and aims of the Pact must be nurtured from below rather than imposed from above. "We must not allow ourselves to believe that the challenges of building peace, democracy and stability can be solved by Presidents and Prime Ministers alone," he said. "In many ways, the success of the Stability Pact will depend on the ability of non-governmental organizations, political parties, business-people and independent media to forge links across national boundaries within the region. In this sense, the Stability Pact is as much about linking citizens as it is about linking states."

Ambassador Barry added that he was encouraged by the insistence of women's groups and other non-governmental organisations at the Summit that they be given a greater role in the Stability Pact process. He noted, for example, the Appeal issued at the Summit by a group of prominent women from across Southeastern Europe demanding an equal and active role for women in the development and implementation of the Pact.

Ambassador Barry also underlined that the OSCE -- through its field missions and other institutions and instruments -- will play an central role in the implementation of the Stability Pact, particularly in the areas of democracy, human rights, and security.

"The Organisation stands ready to contribute actively to the Pact by building on its experience in the region," he noted, adding that the OSCE will work to pro-mote and support initiatives emerging from the states of Southeastern Europe.

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