POLITICS
GUUAM ACTIVATING CO-OP IN THE FRAME OF UN
According to the information received from Ukraine by AzerTAj, ambassadors of the GUUAM countries held a working meeting at Ukraine’s Permanent Representation at the United Nations in New York. Discussed was the issue of activation of the cooperation among these countries within the United Nations in connection with acquiring observer status by this Organization at the UN General Assembly.
Representatives of the member-states have agreed on project of the plan of activity at the UN for 2004. The plan includes traditional and new trends for GUUAM countries in the frame of UN. For example, it was decided to continue expansion of experience at the Security Council, Economic and Social Council.
One of the key goals in the near future is to study cooperation opportunities between GUUAM and the United Nations. Special attention will be paid to development of cooperation between GUUAM and other regional organizations and structures, as well as the European Union and Central Europe Initiative Organization.