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Conclusion

The Helsinki Accords have served us well. But now we should adapt them to serve future generations in the new ways which many of us around this table have suggested.

Some people have proposed that the CSCE is a pattern which might be followed in other parts of the world such as the Middle East and North Africa. I am not sure that would work. Helsinki is about getting rid of blocs, not creating or encouraging new ones.

But what should be an example to others is the way we have insisted on observance of basic human rights and liberties, how we behave to each other, and the methods by which we settle our disputes. That should become a pattern for others and a model for stability and good neighbourliness. If we can achieve that we shall have done well for future generations and a more peaceful world will be theirs.

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