Stressing that in undertaking such efforts they will respect the security interests of all CSCE participating States inherent in their sovereign equality,
Having also considered ways and appropriate means to continue their efforts for security and disarmament in Europe,
Have reached the understanding that these efforts should be structured as set forth below:
Negotiations on Confidence- and Security-building Measures
The participating States have agreed that Negotiations on Confidence- and Security-building Measures will take place in order to build upon and expand the results already achieved at the Stockholm Conference with the aim of elaborating and adopting a new set of mutually complementary confidence- and security-building measures designed to reduce the risk of military confrontation in Europe.
These negotiations will take place in accordance with the Madrid mandate.
The decisions of the Preparatory Meeting held in Helsinki from 25 October to 11 November 1983 will be applied mutatis mutandis (see Annex II).
These negotiations will take place in Vienna, commencing in the week beginning on 6 March 1989.
The next Follow-up Meeting of the participating States of the CSCE, to be held in Helsinki, commencing on 24 March 1992, will assess the progress achieved in these negotiations.
Negotiations on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
The Negotiation on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe will take place as agreed by those States named in the mandate contained in the Chairman's statement in Annex III of this document, who among themselves have determined the agenda, the rules of procedure and the organizational modalities of these negotiations, and will determine their timetable and results. These negotiations will be conducted within the framework of the CSCE process.
These negotiations will take place in Vienna, commencing in the week beginning on 6 March 1989.
The next Follow-up Meeting of the participating States of the CSCE, to be held in Helsinki, commencing on 24 March 1992, will exchange views on the progress achieved in these negotiations.
Meetings in order to Exchange Views and Information concerning the course of the Negotiation on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
It has been agreed that the participating States will hold meetings in order to exchange views and information concerning the course of the Negotiation on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe.
These meetings will be held at least twice during each session of the Negotiation on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe.
Provisions on practical modalities relating to these meetings are contained in Annex IV of this Document.
At these meetings, substantive information will be provided by the participants in the Negotiation on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe on developments, progress and results in the negotiations with the aim of enabling each participating State to appraise their course.
The participants in these negotiations have undertaken to take into consideration, in the course of their negotiations, the views expressed at such meetings by other participating States concerning their own security.
Information will also be provided on a bilateral basis.
The next Follow-up Meeting of the participating States of the CSCE, to be held in Helsinki, commencing on 24 March 1992, will consider the functioning of these arrangements.
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