TNAG-2612-FCO40-3803-International-support-from-European-countries-regarding-the--1992 — Page 7

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A.

To that end they have agreed:

that the exchange of Embassy reporting already taking place

with regard to the former Soviet Union should now be extended to a wide range of foreign affairs;

that in addition to the continuous bilateral consultations

on European Community matters which already take place and

should be further intensified in each main area of policy

there should continue to be regular bilateral discussion between the two Foreign Ministries on matters of current

importance - these include the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and the former Yugoslavia, the Far East, Africa and the

Middle East, business before the UN, economic matters

including with the G7 and OECD; that British and German

Embassies should cooperate by means of regular exchanges of

views and in other ways appropriate to local circumstances of

posts, such as the production of joint reports, so as to

benefit from a division of labour;

- that the United Kingdom and Germany (in common with European

Community partners) should continue to cooperate closely

in order to strengthen the institutions of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, which has a vital role to

play in defending human rights, democracy and the rule of law

in central and Eastern Europe; that (in line with discussions

among EC partners on the future development of CSCE

institutions) they will further pursue their proposals to

create a post of CSCE Secretary-General and to enhance the

efficiency of CSCE meetings;