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The GUAM Business The GUAM - USA co- nomic development, stabili- Coordinators and Perman-
Council was established as operation, established in ty and security in the region. ent Representatives. The
well to better utilize the exist- 2002, made a substantial At the same time, GUAM Secretariat provides organi-
the
to
ing business opportunities. contribution zational and technical sup-
states expressed their com-
On 23 September 2004, the promotion of the GUAM mon position with respect to port for GUAM activities
parliaments of the GUAM goals. The Joint GUAM - the necessity for transforma- and functions under the
Member States declared the USA statements made dur- tion of GUAM into interna- stewardship of the Secretary
establishment of the GUAM ing the GUAM Summits tional organization to be General. The place of activ-
Parliamentary Assembly to represented a clear evidence directed at strengthening ity of the Secretariat and the
provide legislative support of mutual intention to con- democracy and providing Depositary of GUAM is the
for the development of the tinue and strengthen coop- for stability and sustainable city of Kyiv. During the
Organization. eration on the basis of the development in the region. Summit the Ministers of
appropriate Framework This idea by the GUAM Foreign Affairs approved
The GUAM Member States Program, which envisages heads of states was realized the Rules of Procedure,
actively cooperate within the implementation of proj- at the next Summit that took Provision on the Secretariat
international organizations, ects in the field of trade and place on 22-23 May 2006 in and Financial Provisions of
first of all within the transportation facilitation, Kyiv, Ukraine. Following GUAM.
Organization on Secuirty and establishment of the decisions approved at the
Cooperation in Europe GUAM Virtual Center for Chisinau Summit, the At the Kyiv Summit the
(OSCE) and the United Fight Against Terrorism, GUAM heads of states heads of states expressed
Nations. They adhere to Organized Crime, Drug declared the establishment their confidence that the
common positions on many Proliferation and Other of the Organization for establishment of the
important issues of interna- Dangerous Types of democracy and economic Organization for democracy
tional policy. In 2003, Crimes, and Interstate development - GUAM and and economic development
GUAM has been granted an Information! Analytical adopted its Charter. - GUAM would ensure
observer status in the UN System of the GUAM achievement of the set pur-
General Assembly. At the ini- countries. In the subsequent According to the Charter, poses and enable to deepen
tiative of the GUAM years, useful cooperation the structure of the newly and enhance cooperation of
Member States, the item enti- between the GUAM and created
organization its Member States. They
tled "Protracted conflicts in Japan, GUAM and Poland includes the Council and the also stressed that the priori-
the GUAM area and their was established as well. Secretary. The Council is the ties of the future
implications for international main body of the Organization would consist
peace, security and develop- The Chisinau Summit of Organization which carries of strengthening of the dem-
ment"was included into the 2005 demonstrated shared out its work on the level of ocratic values, rule of law,
agenda of the 61St session of views of the countries on the Heads of States human rights and funda-
the UN General Assembly. democratization of society, (Summit), Ministers of mental freedoms, stability
European integration, eco- Foreign Affaires, National and security, combating
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