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President Bush Visit to Europe: II. US-EU Meeting
US-EU Summit Statement, June 14
"We fully support President Kim Dae-jung's policy for peace and reconciliation on the Korean Peninsular. We discussed the results of the EU high-level mission to the two Koreas and affirmed the importance of the DPRK's adherence to its commitment to maintain the moratorium on missile tests and to continue the process initiated at the inter-Korean Summit. We also discussed the US decision to enter into a serious discussion with North Korea on a broad agenda, which was welcomed by the EU. We agree that the inter-Korean dialogue and cooperation, non-proliferation and human rights will remain issues of vital importance for further progress in developing our ties with the DPRK."
Source: Summit of the United States of America and the European Union, Summit Statement, Göteborg, June 14; text reproduced in the Washington File, June 14.
US-EU Document, June 14
"We have worked to combat the spread of weapons of mass destruction, missiles and other weapons of mass destruction delivery systems. We reaffirm our support for strong non-proliferation and export control regimes, international arms control and disarmament measures.
As agreed at our December 2000 Summit, the US and EU are developing a draft international arms exports declaration, with a view to initiating a process of broader international participation in the final development of this instrument. We confirm the importance of combatting destabilising accumulations and uncontrolled spread of small arms and light weapons. In this context, we agree that this year's UN Conference on Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All its Aspects should provide a new impetus for collective action on this front. We commit to a successful outcome of this Conference."
Source: Highlights of US-EU Cooperation under the New Transatlantic Agenda, Joint US-EU Document, Göteborg, June 14; text reproduced in the Washington File, June 15.
European Council Declaration on Missile Proliferation, June 16
"Strengthening international norms and political instruments to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery is of prime importance to the EU. We are committed to contributing to the achievement of this goal. We stress the need to maintain strict enforcement of our national export controls and to reinforce the multilateral non-proliferation and export control regimes. As for the particular challenge posed by the proliferation of ballistic missiles, we consider that this commitment should be complemented by a global and multilateral approach, in accordance with the Conclusions of the May 14, 2001 General Affairs Council. We are of the view that the European Union, which is committed to the reinforcement of disarmament and non-proliferation multilateral instruments, should play a leading role in contributing to these efforts. We invite the Council to adopt without delay a common position on the fight against ballistic missile proliferation based on the universalisation of the international code of conduct proposed by MTCR members. This initiative could lead, in due time, to the convening of an international Conference. This initiative will be pursued in full transparency with the European Union's key partners."
Source: Declaration on Prevention of Proliferation of ballistic Missiles, Annex I, Annexes to the Presidency Conclusions, Göteborg European Council June 15-16; available on the website of the Swedish Presidency of the EU, http://www.eu2001.se/eu2001/main.
Note: on June 21, a Russian Foreign Ministry Statement (Document 1178-21-06-2001) responded to the EU Declaration: "The Russian Federation has taken due note of the Declaration...presupposing the elaboration of a common position on the basis of universalising the [MTCR] Draft International Code of Conduct... We believe that counteracting the proliferation of ballistic missiles is one of the principal tasks facing the world community. We, naturally, evaluate positively the activity of the European Union in this direction. But we consider it necessary for the widest range of countries, primarily those possessing missile capability, to take part in the international efforts directed to the elaboration of really [effectively] operating mechanisms of containment. Without this, in our opinion, effectively counteracting missile proliferation is impossible. Russia advocates solving this problem above all by politico-diplomatic methods. In this context, apart from the Code, the Russian initiative for creating a Global Control System for the Non-Proliferation of Missiles and Missile Technologies can also play a fundamentally important role."
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