New York memorandum of Presidents of the Azerbaijan Republic, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, Republic of Uzbekistan and Ukraine

of September 6, 2000

Presidents of the Azerbaijan Republic, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, the Republic of Uzbekistan and Ukraine, referred to as the GUUAM Group,

considering the traditional relations of friendship, cooperation and mutually advantageous partnership between their countries and the people and emphasizing aspiration to further development of such relations on the basis of the Strasbourg communique and the Washington declaration,

confirming the commitment to the fundamental principles and the rules of international law enshrined in the Charter of the UN and the relevant documents of OSCE, in particular, of sovereign equality of the states, nonuse of force or threat of force, territorial integrity, non-interference to internal affairs and inviolability of borders

emphasizing need of development for their countries of the civil society based on respect of the principles of democracy, supremacy of law, approval and observance of the rights and fundamental freedoms of the person

considering recovery connecting the East and the West of historical "Silk way" as important factor of strengthening of independence, safety, stability and state cooperation in the region of Central and Eastern Europe, Black Sea Coast, the Caucasus and Central Asia in the new millennium,

condemning as any illegal acts which do not have justification, methods and practice of terrorism where and by whom they would not be performed, including those which threaten friendship between the states and the people threaten territorial integrity, safety and stability of the states, interfere with international cooperation, lead to violation of the rights, fundamental freedoms of the person and democratic basis of society,

recognizing that one of the major problems posing serious threat for stability and safety both in the world in general and in the region of the Great historical "Silk way", is the problem of aggressive separatism, and also being deeply concerned in connection with delay in settlement process of the conflicts in this region and confirming the commitment to their settlement with peaceful means on the basis of relevant resolutions of the UN and decisions of OSCE,

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