Ministerial Meeting
Athens,
December 8, 2003
JOINT DECLARATION OF THE
MINISTERS of the South East Europe Regional Energy Market
On the occasion of the
Ministerial Council of the South East Europe Regional Energy
Market on 8 December 2003 and the signature of the Memorandum
of Understanding 2003, the signatory State Members and UNMIK*
of the Regional Market make the following declaration.
The Regional Energy Market is
an organisation formed through the will of its signatory State
Members and UNMIK*, indicating their desire and capability to
mutually and co-operatively manage and overcome the challenges
that are faced collectively in the energy sector.
All signatory State Members and
UNMIK*, irrespective of their formal designation in the
Memorandum, are equal in status and obligation as regards the
implementation of the Memorandum. The decisions made in
constructing the Regional Energy Market are derived from the
will of the signatory State Members and UNMIK*, particularly
in basing the construction of the Regional Energy Market on an
EU compatible model, but taking into account regional and
local necessities in creating the market. To ensure this
compatibility the signatory State Members and UNMIK* have
associated the European Commission at a political level. Many
discussions at a high level have underlined the need to
appreciate local and regional issues.
The signatory State Members and
UNMIK* observe with appreciation the close engagement and
strong support of the EU which has had substantive
contributions since the inception of the process. The
continuation of this collaboration is essential, and
assistance for the setting up of necessary mechanisms for the
smooth functioning of the market is required for the success
of the process.
* The United Nations Interim
Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) pursuant to UN
Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999
List of signatories:
For the Republic of Albania
Minister of Industry and Energetics, Viktor Doda
For Bosnia and Herzegovina
Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations, Dragan Doko
For the Republic of Bulgaria
Minister of Energy and Energy Resources, Milko Kovachev
For the Republic of Croatia
Ambassador of Croatia, Tatjana Kralj Draganic
For the Republic of Romania
State Secretary, Ministry of Economy and Trade, Lulian Lancu
For the Republic of Turkey
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Mehmet Hilmi Guler
For the State Union of
Serbia and Montenegro
On behalf of the Member State
of Serbia,
Deputy Minister of Mining and Energy, Nikola Nikolic
On behalf of the Member State
of Montenegro,
Minister of Economy Darko Uskokovic
For the Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia
Minister of Economy, Stevco Jakimovski
And on behalf of the Special
Representative of the Secretary General, United Nations
Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General of the
UN, Nicholaus Graf Lambsdorff
For the Hellenic Republic
Minister of Development, Akis Tsohatzopoulos
For the Republic of Austria
Director General, Ministry of Economy/Labour, Bruno Zluwa
For the Republic of Hungary
Ambassador of Hungary, Csaba Korösi
For the Republic of Italy
Ambassador of Italy, Gian Paolo Cavarai
For the Republic of Moldova
Minister of Energy, Iacob Timciuc
For the Republic of Slovenia
Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia, Jozefa Puhar
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