4. At the Second Ministerial Conference of the Euro Mediterranean Partnership, held in Malta in April 1997, ministers reaffirmed the importance they attached to the active involvement of parliaments in the Euro Mediterranean partnership.

The United Nations, through the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, is a co sponsoring partner of ASFA together with FAO, IOC and UNEP, joined also by 4 international partners, 23 national partners input centres95 and the publishing partner, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA).

5. It was during the Malta Euro Mediterranean Conference that the Government of Malta proposed the establishment of a Euro Mediterranean parliamentary partnership.

2. Of major significance to the region has been the Euro Mediterranean partnership, which was and continues to be a significant step in bringing together European and Mediterranean countries to comprehensively address the issues that still beleaguer the region.

Recalling the special ties between the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation,

Our partners in the Caucasus, in Central Asia, the Mediterranean Dialogue countries, the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and the contact countries, such as Japan, Australia and New Zealand   have often contributed to our operations and thus constitute a considerable portion of our capacity.

In that context, Malta has offered its facilities to host such a Euro Mediterranean parliamentary partnership in the belief that Malta s geo strategic position could serve as a meeting place for the active involvement of parliaments in that partnership process, which would assist in bringing discussions closer to the Mediterranean peoples themselves.

Another interesting set of mechanisms is the role of local partners and the use of personal relationships in overseas operations.

That process contributes to strengthening the partnership in the Mediterranean with respect to the economic and security challenges confronting the region.

Greece joined its European Union partners in supporting the establishment of a nuclear weapon free zone in the Middle East and tightening non proliferation measures in the Mediterranean region.

Haiti needs to re establish its credibility as a development and economic partner.

He stated that the partnership between the United Kingdom and its Overseas Territories continued to develop.

With a realistic hope for peace in our region, we will endeavour to sustain this positive trend by forging close economic partnerships with China, South Asia, Central Asia, East Asia and West Asia, including the Gulf region, as well as with our developed country partners.

Finally, the Partners agreed to convene the next meeting of the United States Baltic Partnership Commission in Washington, D.C. in 1999.

Consistent engagement by successive Maltese Governments have contributed towards the greater involvement of the Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation in the work of the OSCE.

The Group has held a series of meetings with Haitian leaders and key international development partners of the country.

China has been the largest trade partner of the ASEAN for seven years in succession and the ASEAN has become the third largest trade partner of China for five years successively.

A possible way to facilitate the match between local and foreign partners could be the setting up of databases which would list domestic companies that wish to establish partnerships with foreign partners.

(c) an NGO International Workshop on Partners in the Implementation of the Convention in the Mediterranean Basin, held in Tunisia, 28 30 March 1996

(c) an NGO International Workshop on Partners in the Implementation of the Convention in the Mediterranean Basin held in Tunisia, 28 30 March 1996

He stated that the partnership between the United Kingdom and its Overseas Territories continued to develop.

In two weeks, the Global Compact would meet in Shanghai, China, to take stock of developments and trends in its various partnerships.

95 International partners International Centre for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) World Conservation Union (IUCN) and Pacific Islands Marine Resources Information System (PIMRIS).

Recalling also the special ties between the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation, as well as between that organization and the Asian Partners for Cooperation, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Thailand, which have been enhanced further in 2001,

Recalling also the special ties between the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation, as well as between that organization and the Asian Partners for Cooperation, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Thailand, which have been enhanced further in 2002,

Recalling also the special ties between the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation, as well as between that organization and the Asian Partners for Cooperation, Japan and the Republic of Korea, which have been further enhanced in 2000,

Barcelona was the symbol of partnership in the Mediterranean, and he was also grateful to France, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the Syrian Arab Republic for their assistance to Lebanon.

He stated that the partnership between the United Kingdom and its Overseas Territories continued to develop.

I am especially honoured to speak in today's debate on the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) on behalf of the States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

National Governments are not the only local partners for us.

The task, therefore, is to increase and strengthen cooperation against terrorism, which remains the primary challenge to be faced by all the Euro Mediterranean partners and by the international community.

11. Recognizes the importance of establishing national focal points for the New Partnership within the governmental structures of African countries, with responsibility for monitoring the implementation of the New Partnership at the national level, serving as a repository of information, and fostering a coordinated response to the New Partnership by individual countries

International partnership relations

A Partner State shall, in utilizing the natural resources of the Basin take into account the vital economic, social and cultural interest of other Partner States.

The representative stated that the partnership between the United Kingdom and its overseas territories continued to develop.

3. Commends the efforts by the Mediterranean countries in meeting common challenges through coordinated overall responses, based on a spirit of multilateral partnership, towards the general objective of turning the Mediterranean basin into an area of dialogue, exchanges and cooperation, guaranteeing peace, stability and prosperity

(b) Providing a coordination mechanism at the international level, including the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, and making more extensive use of the Partnership to carry out joint and collaborative initiatives

Role of the Partnership in the national strategy process

the nature and scope of the commitment made by the international partners through partnership agreements,

At the regional level, partnerships, such as the New Partnership for Africa's Development, the Congo Basin Forest Partnership and the Asia Forest Partnership have proved to be an effective catalysing force.

A well established, well defined regional coordinating mechanism for the further implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States A financial mechanism in the form of a regional sustainability fund

With realistic hope for peace in our region, we will endeavour to sustain that positive trend and forge close economic partnerships with China, South Asia, Central Asia and East and West Asia, including the Gulf region, as well as with our developed country partners.

52. Partnership may be established at different levels local, national, regional, or international.

Multidisciplinary teams undertook the participatory assessment in coordination with local and international partners in a total of 14 country operations.

At this time, it is important in particular that the internal Haitian stakeholders who are the international community's partners act in good faith and commit themselves unreservedly in both political and practical terms.