attention totheactivities oftheOrganisation forEconomic Co-operation and Development (OECD);thatorganization shouldberenewed f~omtheinsideandopen itselftoco-operation withothercountries wishing toadopteconomic policies basedonfreemarketprinciples, thatis,thecountries ofCentral andEastern Europe, including eventheSovietUnion. TheUnitedNations Economic Commission forEuropecouldalso,infuture, playaroleofprimeimportance here. Inrespect ofthefirstbasketoftheHelsinki FinalAct-whichcovers disarmament andsecurity -webelieve thatprocedures shouldbesetupinvolving regular consultations andinformation ezchanges between theForeign Ministers of the35memberStates-soontoheonly34-andthattheBeadsofStateor Government shouldalsomeetatregular intervals toestablish whatthecontent of theco-operation between theirStatesshouldhe.Thisshouldgotogether withthe establishment ofasmallgeneral secretariat and,perhaps, theinvolvement ofCSeE diplomatic r.presentatives. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryEr/lOAl45/PV.9 39-40 (Mr.Iyakens, Belgium) Weareinfavourofsetting upasystemtopreventconflicts, based OD ezchanges ofinformation, onconsultations andonmediation andarbitration. Together withtheNetherlands andLuzembourg, Belgium hasdeveloped aspecific proposal tothisend. -------------------- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryRNlI1 AI«S/PV.g 41 (Mr.b"'Q" blg1_) Ronver, I f••lthat..must90auchfurther. Th.R.lsiui 1'1nalActof1975 hasb.en o~crucial iMportanc. ingln.rating the.avIofliboraliEatioD Inthe socialist countri.s. Bgtwemustbearin.indthattherinalActisstilla political docUlllnt without anybinding legalforc.. Weth.r.for. thilltthatto complete theproc.ssinitiated bytheConf.r.nc. ODSecurity andCo-operation in Europe(CSCI)achart.r forsecurity andco-operation inlurope,eaforc.abl. UDd.r international law,isD.eded. Wemightenvisage givingtheInternatioD.l Courtof JusticeatTheRagueanimportant roletoplayinthatproces8. Wecouldalso consider thecreation ofaspevific l.galforum. Tbecoreissuei8thatsignatory Statesshouldaccept th~juri8diction ofsuchaforumandabidebyitadecisions. Belgium i8alsogreatly concerned ~j)outtheproblems arising outofethnic diver8ity withinStateborder8 andthepr.senc. ofethnicminoritie8. Correction8 ofStatebord.rs donotle..toU8thehe~tsolut:lon. Demand8 pu.tforward Inthat SIDsetendtoaggravate conflicts ev.nfurther. Th.hi8tory oflurope p~iortothe FirstWorldWarandintheinter-war pe~iod8houldicspir. ustocODsider timely meaBures toavoidanyfo~ofneo-Balkani.ation. w.believethattheproper handling ofsuchque8tions i8po88ible onlygivenra8pectforhumanrights, and thusthrough theapplication ofthe"thirdba8ket"oftheRelsinki FinalAct. Rovever, ad.~uate in8titutional 801ution8 mU8ta180befound. Breaking fromour ownexperience, weinBelgium areofthevie.thatthegranting ofeatensive cultural autono~ inVariOg8 matters relating toprivete andcommunity qgeatioD8 of apersonal nature-inclUding language, religiou8 fr.edo. andtheoEgaDl.ation of education -canprepare thegroundforapeaceful solution. Suchasolution is advisable becau8eitlacompatible withthesurvival ofStates, provided political leaders demon8trate 8uitabl~ mutualre8traint. Finally, thecredibility ofQ8ecurity charter forEuropewouldbeenhanced if-againinthe10n98rrun-veveretocODsider thee8tablishment ofa Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryIlM/ll AI"S'".'..2 (Mr.Jr"'P" IIlgium) multilat.ral ••curitycorpsforBure,...41upofcontlDg.nt. fro.the...ll.r European Stat... Th.politic.l..4p.ycho1ogical t.p.ctof.uchaEuropean peac.-t••piDgforc.ontheBuropeofthefuturecou14beprofound andcon.titut. a 1104.1foroth.rcontin.nt.. Let_a4datODC'that"obviously, pan-Buropean s.curlty r..-iu.toa1ar9'.xt.ntd.pend.nt onthe~ualityofco-operation and und.rstanding betwe.n theUnitedStat••andtheSovi.tUnionIns.curity matt.rs. Forthatr.asonwefavou~thespe.dy.igaatur. ofad.claration ofnon-aggr'llion bya.great•nuabarofStat••a.po••ibl•• Howev.r parado.ical itmay.oUD4"tomorrow's Europeilmore.alilydefinedin t'1'II1ofvalu••thanint.E'III'ofg.ographical boUDdari.s. InlIlYvi.wtheEuropeof valu...ncompa.... allcouatri••withinandoutside theoldcontinent thatintheir conltitutional andlegalpractice. .Ub.crib8 toandobserverelpect fo~thehuman individual" pluralistic d.mocracy" funda.ental political andhumanrights" the efficiency ofthemarket ecoDc~" theo~gani.ation oflocial-security Iysteml, and 10OD. ODer.aarkoft.nm.d.bysceptic.i.thatallwel.arnfromhistoryisthatit
**Analysis**
The text discusses various aspects of international relations, security, and cooperation, with a focus on Europe and the Soviet Union. It touches on topics such as economic policies, disarmament, human rights, and the establishment of institutions to promote peace and stability. The text also mentions the importance of cultural autonomy and the need for a multilateral security corps.

**Category**
International relations, Culture