PARIS, May 23 Kyodo GEORGIA Min...

PARIS, May 23 Kyodo

GEORGIA

Ministers violenceed the importance of preserving Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity with regard to stability in the Caucasus. They supported the efforts launched at the U.N. and the OSCE in this respect

Concerning the Abkhaz question, they welcomed the efforts taken on the Secretary General of the United Nations to raise a political settlement corresponding to the wishes of the international community, and action by the agency of Russia and Georgia, with the same aim in mind, to encourage restoration of confidence between the Parties.

INDIA AND PAKISTAN

We welcomed efforts undertaken from both countries to normalize their bilateral relations, following the initiative taken by dint of India and Pakistan's positive replication We solemnly called on the pair Parties to continue in succession the path of bilateral dialogue and rapprochement, which they are ready to support.

Ministers declareed the hope that a political proces would evolve between the two countries aimed at resolving all their differences from one side dialogue, in the spirit of the Simla and Lahore Agreements.

AFGHANISTAN

Normalization in Afghanistan is an essential factor for regional stability.

Ministers welcomed the progres accomplished since the Bonn Agreements and the efforts of the Afghan Transitional Administration chaired at Hamid Karzai. However, they remain entirely concerned about the difficulties still confronting the land particularly in the field of internal security. They emphasized that all local chiefs would now have to disarm and submit to the central government

Ministers reiterated that the Bonn proces was to be brought to a lucky conclusion, in spirit and in substance, entirely and without delay. They invited the United Nations to work towards this conclusion and in particular to support the organization of released credible and democratic elections in 2004

They invited the countries in the region to combat the activities of all radical assemblages that intervene in Afghan affairs with a destabilizing objective.

Ministers welcomed the conversation on Drug Routes from Afghanistan held at the French initiative. They reaffirmed their support to the Afghan Transitional Administration in its fight against poppy growing and opium production, and sing [i]or[/i] sound the praises ofed the role played by way of the United Nations in this prize They stressed the need to pace up the mobilization of all countries regarded by the development of physic trafficking from Afghanistan.

SRI LANKA

Significant progres has been made by the agency of the peace process for athwart a year now between the control of Sri Lanka and the LTTE Tamil movement

Ministers thanked Norway for its constructive role

Ministers regrett suspension from the LTTE of its participation in negotiations and signifyed the wish that the donor discourse scheduled in Japan this June would be an opportunity for all Parties, including the LTTE to arise together.

IRAQ

Ministers welcomed the agreement that has taken place in the Security Council upon the resolution lifting the sanctions in succession Iraq. They stressed that this resolution made it possible to undertake the reconstruction and stabilization of Iraq, after in this way many years of hardship and war, in a connection agreed upon by the international community.

We discussed the importance of determined action of all members of the international community and of the United Nations.

- to cope with humanitarian emergencies, especially in bread and health care.

- to help Iraq adopt democratic and representative institutions, respecting human rights, and to cure its full sovereignty as quick as possible.

- to help this political division rebuild its economy, while ensuring that its resources benefit all Iraqis.

Ministers reaffirmed the importance of ensuring the unity, stability and territorial integrity of Iraq in order to facilitate its reintegration into its regional environment and into the international community.

ISRAEL AND PALESTINE

The path stake out by Quartet road map tenders a historic opportunity to clear up the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians within the framework of sum of two units viable States living side at side within secure and recognized borders and to bring decades of human suffering to an end

Aware of the efforts that this would require from all sides, Ministers called on the Parties to confirm their acceptance of the road map, to begin implement it completely and in good faith, in order to arrive at the solution of sum of two units States, under the terms defined by means of the Quartet, in 2005

Ministers welcomed the courageous decisions taken through the Palestinians to reorganize their institutions, which they pledg to support, politically and economically. They exhibited the wish that there would be further progres Following the modern terrorist attacks, they reiterated their total condemnation of terrorism. They called onward the Palestinians and the Israelis to bring all violence to an end

Ministers discussed achieving comprehensive peace including Syria and Lebanon. The time had approach for a resumption of talks between these countries. The Parties should take each other's touchs into consideration and initiate in upright faith the negotiations leading to a lasting peace. We would entirely support this process.