3rd Meeting of the OSCE Economic Forum

• The review of the implementation of previous commitments, in the Bonn Document and elsewhere, within the economic dimension
• To ensure that special attention is paid to the economic dimension during the ongoing discussions of a comprehensive model of security for the twenty-first century
• Recommendations to include specific reference to socio-economic and environmental questions in the conclusion of future agreements on good-neighbourly relations, as called for by both the Budapest Document and the Final Conference on the Pact on Stability in Paris
• To direct the attention of the Economic Forum and of seminars held within the framework of the economic dimension to an active exploration of ways in which greater bilateral, sub-regional and regional co-operation in telecommunications, transportation and energy networks, inter alia, as well as increased science and technology exchanges, can contribute to greater economic co-operation and conflict prevention

Discussions were held on regional economic co-operation following the introduction of a number of case studies. Particular attention was paid to the question of how regional, sub-regional and trans-border co-operation can stimulate trade, investment and the development of infrastructure. While focusing on the results and problems of countries with economies in transition, the question of what lessons can be drawn from the experience of western countries in Europe and North America was also examined.