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'The new Europe in an interdependent world - the democratic socialist perspective' was the main theme of the SI Council's discussions when it met at the in Brussels on 7 and 8 December, at the invitation of the Group of the Party of European Socialists.

SI President Pierre Mauroy emotion of those present. I group, described the European opened the proceedings with heard the speeches in Hebrew, Union as'a unique, innovative some words of homage to Arabic and English. I body. There is nothing like it in Yitzhak Rabin, prime minister understood that these different the world. We are proud of this of Israel, leader of the Israel words and different languages outstanding example of and a vice- carried the same message, cooperation and conflict president of the International, which gripped the crowd resolution... which the nations assassinated just a month gathered there and the of Europe have created'. She before. 'Rabin', he said, 'will mourning world, the same said she looked to the stay in our memories as a hope, beyond our anger and continuing development of courageous statesman. We will distress, that this death would European cooperation, which not forget that he was a serve one last time, and even she hoped would be based on socialist'. He spoke of Yitzhak accelerate, the peace process'. the 'European social model' Rabin's funeral, where he had Welcoming the SI delegates to developed since the Second represented the Socialist Brussels, Pauline Green, the World War. And she hoped that International: 'I felt the Ieader of the PES parliamentary it would serve as a model for regional cooperation in other left who are struggling under aggravated by unemployment, parts of the world (Pauline very difficult conditions'. by the crisis in the welfare state Green writes on Europe in an Furthermore, 'we have to know in many countries, by a interdependent world, page 4). of what kind of peace we are democratic deficit in the 'We are holding our Council talking... we are in favour of functioning of European meeting in a place which is peace, but not at any price. We institutions, and by a new symbolic of democracy and favour a peace which is built on distrust of the consequences of European construction', Pierre the rule of law and, more the opening of European Mauroy said. He pointed out particularly, on fundamental markets to the world, especially that social democrats were in rights and human dignity'. in some traditional sectors of government in all but three 'Finally', Mauroy said, the economy'. member states of the European 'because we favour a peace He called for strong Union and that where which no longer depends on leadership at European level: conservatives were in pgwer, as nuclear terror... we firmly 'Europe as a whole, if the in France and Great Britain, condemn nuclear testing'. He Union wants it, if all the there was social crisis. He also said that the recent French governments want it, can mentioned the increasing nuclear tests, 'go against the launch a solid policy for success of social democratic logic of disarmament and set economic renewal, with parties in central and eastern the wrong example at a employment as a priority.' Europe. Looking to Europe's moment when there is a real He called equally for a future, he gave qualified fear of nuclear proliferation'. policy of support to faster integration for The struggle for peace had often solidarity towards central and certain countries in the short been painful, he concluded, as eastern Europe, the term, 'because we are convinced shown by the recent tragic Mediterranean, the United that Europe must have enough deaths of Yitzhak Rabin and of States and latin America, and influence in the world arena so Embareck Mahiou, of the especially towards Africa. And that, tomorrow, a new more Socialist Forces Front, in he called on the Union to take stable monetary system and a Algeria: 'and we know that a forceful part in the reform of better organised financial there is no better way to the United Nations, so that it system can be established, in honour them than to continue could be more effective in order to reduce speculation and now and forever this fight'. peacekeeping and in defending see interest rates fall at last'. Another keynote speaker was human rights and nations'right The SI President also talked in Portugal's new prime minister, to self-determinaflon. his opening address about the the Leader The International's first vice- Intemational's commitment to Ant6nio Guterres, !\rho told the president, Gro Harlem peace, in Europe and SI Council that it must'adopt a Brundtland, spoke of enlarging everywhere. He recalled that very clear political message: and deepening a united Europe 'because is that the European Union as 'our present historic I incompatible with all forms of cannot turn in on itself. Europe assignment'. She spoke of ; nationalism, because socialism must not be obsessed with Europe's millions of can never be a doctrine, problems of peace and stability unemployed and of the because socialism is against all within the continent. The disaffection of many young forms of fundamentalism, we European Union must open people from the political have been the best defenders of itself to the world and process. In this context, she peace this century'. He participate in the construction said, even wih the tools of the supported the Dayton peace of a world order based on information and process in the former peace, on cooperation for communications'revolution' it Yugoslavia: 'We have now to development, on more iust was hard to mobilise support mobilise our towns, our economic and social for a shared European proiect. countries and the European relationships between peoples'. 'Most of our political Union so that the necessary This message', he said, 'is not institutions were created during efforts for reconstruction are an easy one for our public serious times, when the undertaken. We have to opinion. There is today a seriousness was perceived by a mobilise our parties and our certain public malaise with maiority. The United Nations foundations in order to help regard to politicians and to the was qeated before the [second our comrades of the democratic European institutions, a malaise world] war was even over. 36 appealed to European socialists to ensure that the Europe of the future was not an exclusive club, but an internationalist, multi-cultural and multi- lohn Hume dimensional entity. Selim Bezaglic, leader of the Union of Bosnian Social Democrats and mayor of Tuzla, was a guest at the meeting. He said that the Bosnian people needed the help of the Socialist International, as they did the help of all those who had supported the Dayton agreement. After the terrible tragedy of 250,000 dead, two- and-a-half mil'lion refugees, of countless women raped and children orphaned, the people of Bosnia had every reason to try and make peace work. He said that his greatest wolry was whether the conditions for

c democracy could be built in the e one year allowed by the U Dalton ! agreement, and called on the international community to c help ensure that war criminals were brought to justice and all refugees could return home, all the Mediterranean countries united and thus more effective and to give not just and with more distant partners on the world stage - such a humanitarian aid but support to in Africa, the Caribbean and the Union could, he felt, have economic reconstruction. Pacific. played a more effective role for The SI president sent his The Council was also warmly peace in the former Yugoslavia. warmest wishes to the Greek welcomed to Brussels by SI Vice- The foreign minister and premier and SI vice-president, President Philippe Busquin, deputy premier of Turkey, Deniz Andreas Papandreou, who had Ieader of the francophone Baykal, leader of the Republican been ill for some time, before Socialist Party, PS, of Belgium, People's Party, CHP, thanked SI giving the floor to Akis who described his country as member parties, and especially Tsochatzopolous of Pasok, a 'deeply European' and expressed those in the European Union, senior minister in the Greek concern about the speed of for their solidarity with the government and currently towards real political, CHP. Whatever the outcome of acting prime minister, who in social and economic union the forthcoming elections, he his intervention described among the present EU states. He said, the coming period would Europe as 'a spark of hope for a stressed that such a union be an important one in Turkey, better future'. He recalled that should not be seen as excluding with vital democratic battles to at the last SI Congress in Berlin, stronger links with the be won. He described the Papandreou had said he hoped countries of the Mediterranean greatest challenge as that of one day to see a single Europe, and of central and eastern 'making Turkey's home in united in cooperation, Europe, which Belgian socialists Europe', stressing that his party stretching from the Atlantic to also strongly supported. shared all the values of the the Urals. Moreover, the hopes However, he was impatient to European Union and saiv the of the whole world, see the Union more deeply country's future there. He Tsochatzopoulos said, were vested in Europe, as well as in NATO, the Western European Union and the Council of Europe and the Coal and Steel Union were created in the wake of Soviet aggression'. In a time of just as serious but less Pierre Mouroy obvious threats, she said, ond Pouline building consensus in favour of Green European integration and a new outlook on the world was a difficult challenge. She defined three areas where it was crucial to build such a consensus: in security policy, in protecting and improving the fabric of civil society, and in growth and employment. 'We must', she said, 'discuss and explain our goals for society, and why sometimes sacrifices must be made in order to secure a better tomorrow... To complete the gtand schemes of enlargement of Europe, which comprise so many aspects and affect the lives of so many people, we must walk decisively into the $eat struggle for attention. Amidst electronic noise, entertainment and commercials, social democratic c o ideals must prevail. With e job'. U persistence we can do that ! Among the European party .E leaders present Brussels was in c John Hume, leader of the Social o Democratic and Labour Party of {, Northern Ireland, of whom I Pierre Mauroy said 'we admire A very simple thing - it is about European Union must, he said, I his strength and courage and seeing difference as a threat... be learned in every area of we strongly support all his The people of Europe, who had conflict: 'the European Union efforts, together with those of slaughtered one another for challenges the nationalistic Dick Spring and of the British centuries, took a very simple mindset present in so many socialists, to put an end to one decision, that difference is conflicts with a simple fact, it is of the oldest and most terrible natural, an accident of birth, people who have rights, not conflicts ever experienced by and that difference should territories'. That it was widely our continent'. never be a source of hatred or perceived as a symbol of hope, 'For us in Ireland', John conflict. The answer to he said, was evident from the Hume told the SI Council, 'the difference is not to fight about priority given by so many European Union has been a it, but to respect it and to build countries and regions to model of conflict resolution... institutions which respect developing ties with the Union. When you study conflict, as difference and allow people to He stressed the Union's you have to when you face it work together in their common ultimate aim of bringing in all on your streets as I have done interests; which is the real the countries of central and and watch human beings interest of politics'. The lessons eastern Europe, as well as the getting killed, what is it about? learned by the members of the importance of strong links with the US and in some countries of committee's recent work. In the country the Dominican the Asia-Pacific, to relaunch ensuing discussion, the Council Republic. production and stimulate was addressed by Yossi Beilin, The chair of the SI Committee economic development Labour minister in the Israeli on Human Rights, Peter everywhere and to make sure government, and by Yasser Abed Jankowitsch, reported on the that today's much vaunted Rabbo of the PLO, minister of work of that committee, which 'globalisation'was a good thing culture of the Palestinian also met in Brussels on 6 for the whole world. Authority, and a resolution was December. The committee The importance of Europe's approved on continuing focused on the continuing future directions for the whole support for the peace process. international campaign for world was similarly underlined Recent developments in universal abolition of the death by speakers ftom all parts of central and eastern Europe were penalty and a resolution was Europe and by leading the subject of a report by Piero adopted confirming the Socialist representatives of SI parties on Fassino, co-chair of the SI International's strong support other continents, as well as in Committee for Central and for that cause. the resolution on The New Eastern Europe, SICEE, and the Another resolution dealt with Europe adopted by the Council Council adopted a resolution the still grave situation in (printed in tull onpage 42), welcoming the Dayton peace Burma, on which Win I(het, which called on the European accords and reaffirming the SI's chair of the National League for Union to work for peace and commitment to support for all Democracy, addressed the disarmament, to pursue a well- diplomatic and political action Council (all resolutions are prepared enlargement to the conducive to a lasting peace in printed in full on page 41). East and the South, and to Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Following a report from the promote peace and partnership the Balkans. A further chair of the SI Finance and around the world. resolutien deplored recent anti- Administration Committee, After the discussion of its democratic developments in Gunnar Stenarv, the Council main theme, the SI Council Albania. adopted a budget for the went on to receive reports on laurent Gbagbo, leader of the Intemational's work during the the work of the Intemational Ivory Coast Popular Front, and coming year. It also agreed, on ftom the secretary general, Luis Santiago Obama, leader of the the advice of SIFAC, to Ayala (the secretary general's Convergence for Social recommend to the next SI report is printed in full on page Democracy, Equatorial Guinea, Congress that the Democratic 38) and from committee chairs. spoke about the recent very Revolutionary Party, PRD, Makoto Tanabe, chair of the SI problematic elections in their Panama (whose membership is Committee for Asia and the countries, which the currently suspended) be Pacific, having spoken about the International had been reinstated as a consultative current situation in Japan, following with grave concern. party of the International and reported on the extraordinary Also on the subiect of recent that consultative status be meeting of the Asia-Pacific developments in Africa, a granted to the Dominica Labour Committee held in Australian in resolution was passed Party; the Convergence for September to focus on the issue condemning the executions in Social Democracy, CPDS, of nuclear testing, and the Nigeria of Ken Saro-Wiwa and Equatorial Guinea; the Party for Council adopted resolutions other environmental and Democracy and Socialism, reiterating its condemnation of human rights activists and PNDS, of Niger; the Romanian the French nuclear tests and calling for international action Social , RSDP, calling for every effort in the to promote respect for human and the Democratic Party of negotiations on a rights and fundamental Romania. Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, freedoms in that country. and stressing the importance of SI Vice-President Jos6 pursuing complete nuclear Francisco Pefla G6mez reported disarmament. on recent electoral and other The SI Middle East Committee developments in Latin America met in Brussels on the eve of and the Caribbean and in the Council and its chair, Hans- particular on the positive Jtirgen Wischnewski, reported developments in political and on that meeting and the electoral reform in his own SECRETARY GENERAL'S REPORT TO THE COUNCIL ,,V BRUSSELS

, Whitlam, and many members of chaired by the Committee's co- I am pleased to report to this first SI the ALP leadership. Leading chair, Piero Fassino of the Italian Council meeting to be hosted in representatives of almost all our Democratic Party of the Left, PDS, Brussels by the Group of the Party parties in the region attended, attracted a large participation, with of European Socialists in the together with a number from representatives of all the main social European Parliament. I want to European parties. democratic formations in Russia thank our vice-president, Pauline Our president, Pierre Mauroy, in a attending, including the leaders of Green, leader of the PES Group, and statement in August, had the Russian Social Democratic all concerned in the organisation of condemned President Chirac's Union and other members of the the Council. It is a source of pride decision to resume French tests at Social Democratic Bloc, of the Social of and encouragement for all of us to Mururoa Atoll as 'against the spirit Democratic Party of Russia, and be here at the invitation of our of the time' and in no way lustified the Party of Socially Oriented SI Committee also European parliamentary comrades - by security imperatives. The Democracy. The heard global contributions from the largest group in the European Committee reports of welcomed opposition and protests at the tests individual guests including Mikhail Parliament, which also has a which Gorbachev and representatives of socialist president, Klaus H5nsch. and a resolution was adopted France, China and other city government of Moscow. The theme of our meeting here in called on the states desist Along with delegates of SI member Brussels, 'The New Europe in an nuclear-weapon to further nuclear tests, to parties in central, eastern and Interdependent World,' reflects an from any Europe, guests also international perspective which honour the decision to extend western indefinitely the Nuclear Non- attended from Armenia, Azerbaiian, informs all the work of the Socialist Proliferation Treaty, and to fully Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, PES International, of the participate in the pre-negotiations Montenegro, the Former Yugoslav Parliamentary Group and of on a Comprehensive Test Ban Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, worldwide. socialists Treaty. Unfortunately, the tests at Moldova, Poland, Romania, the Mururoa Atoll subsequently went Slovak Republic, Slovenia and il ahead, and are continuing. Ukraine. The growth of our period since last During the our Worldwide opposition also activities and contacts, and of Cape Town in Council meeting in continues, however. interest in the Socialist July, the International has carried The members of our Asia-Pacific International, in Russia and in the out some particularly significant Committee also took the whole of central and eastern meetings and activities. opportunity of the Sydney meeting Europe, was most evident from this The resolution on nuclear testing to review the sifuation in a number gathering. Whilst in Moscow for the in the South Pacific adopted by the of countries of the region. A Committee meeting, I also had the Council in Cape Town reflected the resolution was adopted reaffirming opportunity to meet with the prime grave concern of all in our support for the Burmese democracy minister of Russia, Viktor International about this issue, movement. A further resolution Chernomyrdin. particularly in the light of the deplored the continuing violation Our Committee for Central and decision of the French government of human and political rights in Eastern Europe adopted a resolution to resume testing. This concern East Timor and called on the underlining the great significance of continued to groq as the date of Indonesian government to take a the RusSian parliamentary elections the proposed tests approached, and number of measures regarding the and calling for fair conditions and was expressed in many territory. The Committee also open access to the media for all international fora by social reaffirmed the resolution of our electoral lists. It also called on all democrats throughout the world, Council in Cape Town which called Russian citizens to .exercise their not least those from the Asia-Pacific for a ban on the manufacture and vote and expressed support for all region. An extraordinary meeting of sale of land mines - an issue those Russian democratic forces the SI Asia-Pacific Committee was particularly affecting some founded on the values of accordingly convened in SYdneY, countries of the region. democratic socialism. Australia, on t-2 September. It was Another significant meeting was Whilst in Moscow, the members chaired by SI Vice-President Makoto that of the SI Committee for Central of SICEE also discussed the situation Tanabe, of the Social Democratic and Eastern Europe, held in in Azerbaijan and passed a Party of Japan, and hosted bY the Moscow on 3-4 November. The resolution deploring the human Australian Labor PartY. Labor Committee focused on current rights violations and political Foreign Minister Gareth Evans and developments in Russia and the detentions in that country. Environment Minister John forthcoming elections, as well as on In its resolution on the former Faulkner took part, as did the the situation in the former Yugoslavia, the Committee former prime minister, Gough Yugoslavia. The meeting, which was welcomed the agreement on principles signed in Geneva in which they will need all our support Our concern in these recent September and urged a number of and cooperation. months has been particularly for specific measures by all sides to our member party the Ivory Coast consolidate the ceasefire, Since til Popular Front, FPI. The presidential then, of course, there have been Tuming to the Middle East, the and parliamentary elections in that further long-awaited positive whole of our Intemational has been country have now taken place, in far developments towards the ending stunned and grief-stricken by the from satisfactory conditions. of this terrible conflict in the heart assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. Indeed, such was the disquiet of of Europe, and no doubt our Whilst ioining our Israeli comrades opposition parties with regard to the discussions in Brussels will reflect in mouming their courageous leader, electoral code and electoral lists, the firm support of our our vice-president and friend, we together with increasing repression Intemational for all those seeking a join them too in the commitment to of opposition activity, that their peaceful solution. continue on the path of peace candidates, including FPI Leader As a manifestation of that opened up by Yitzhak Rabin's Laurent Gbagbo, withdrew ftom the support, SI President Pierre Mauroy government. The new prime presidential poll. We have also been and myself, Jean-Frangois Vallin, minister of Israel and leader of the very concerned about the situation secretary general of the Party of Israel labour Party, our friend of in Equatorial Guinea, where there European Socialists, together with many years Shimon Peres, has our were strong indications of Michel Thauvin, chef de cabinet of tullest support and solidarity. In that inegularity in the counting of votes the SI President, and Maurice Lazar, context, the SI Middle East in the recent municipal elections, adviser to the SI president, visited Committee is meeting in Bnrssels on and we continue to express our Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina in the eve of our Council meeting to support for our friends in the November. In Zagreb we met the review the situation in the Middle Convergencia Para [a Democracia leaderships of all the social East and the Socialist Intemational's Social, At the same time, we were democratic formations in Croatia: contribution to advancing the peace pleased to note the very strong the Social Democratic Party, SPD, process, as well as to prepare a draft showing by the African National the Social Democratic Union, and resolution on the subject for Congress, ANC, in the recent the Social Democratic Action, ASH. adoption by the Council. municipal elections in South Africa. We were able to travel on ftom In Nigeria, the executions of Ken Zagreb to Saraievo, where nre met lv Saro-Wiwa and eight other the leaders of the Social Democratic The SI Human Rights Committee, defenders of minority rights have Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina, chaired by Peter Jankowitsch of the produced worldwide repudiation the Union of Bosnian Social Austrian Social Democratic Party, is and our International has Democrats and the Citizens' also meeting in Brussels. Taking into condemned these acts in Democratic Party of Bosnia and account the perspectives and unequivocal terms. Herzegovina, as well as ministers of priorities it has been developing A meeting of the SI Committee for the Bosnian government and during the last few years, the Latin America and the Caribbean is members of the presidency, officials Committee will be$n consideration also planned for early 1996. There of the Croat National Council and of 'A Socialist Intemational Human have been some significant political the Serbian Citizens' Council, and Rights Agenda for the 21st Century.' developments in the region, which officers of the United Nations It will also discuss the elimination of will no doubt be addressed by the Protection Force, UNPROFOR. We the death penalty and other human Committee. The chair of the also had the opportunity to talk rights concems. The SICOHR will Committee, our vice-president Jos6 with members of the Association of prepare draft resolutions for Francisco Pefla G6mez, was Independent Intellectuals and adoption by the Council in Brussels. endorsed in November as visited an independent television The SI Africa Committee will hold presidential candidate of the and radio station. its next meeting in February 1996 in Dominican Revolutionary Party, I then went on to Tuda, where I Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. In PRD, which he leads, and its met our friend and colleague Selim preparation for that meeting, I electoral allies in the Santo Beslagic, the mayor of that city and visited Burkina Faso in October, at Domingo Accord. The election is leader of the Union of Bosnian the invitation of our member party, scheduled for May 1996, following Social Democrats, and other the Party for Democracy and the electoral reforms agreed to by all members of the social democratic Progress. As well as discussing our parties after the unsatisfactory administration of Tuzla, planned meeting I was able to see elections of. 1994. In Haiti, there is, representing both the UBSD and the and hear about the situation in that unfortunately, some disquiet about SDP. country and to hold extensive talks developments during and since the This visit to Croatia and, in with leaders of the PDP. Those talks recent parliamentary and municipal particular, to Bosnia was an focused very much on the ongoing, elections, and as it faces the invaluable opportunity to see the and far from simple, democratisation upcoming presidential election. In situauon for ourselves and to process in much of Africa. This has tugentina, the FREPASO coalition, appreciate the extent of the task oI been at the heart of our discussions, which includes our member party peacemaking and reconstruction as it will be, no doubt, at the next the Popular Socialist Party, has now facing the Bosnian people, in Committee meeting. consolidated its position after its 40 advance in this year's general ation in the UN's work. In New York conference of the British Labour elections. In El Salvador, the peace on 24 October, the largest-ever Party. I attended the national process continues, but full gathering of world leaders convention of the French Socialist compliance with the accords still reaffirmed the purposes and Party, where Lionel Jospin was needs to be encouraged. principles of the United Nations elected party leader, as well as the In different parts of Latin America Charter and pledged to give the congress of the Social Democratic and the Caribbean, out member twenty-first century a United Party of Germany, where the party parties are increasingly involved in Nations equipped, financed and also elected a new leader, Oskar the process of economic integration, structured to serve effectively the Lafontaine, and the congress of our with the dual aims of promoting peoples in whose name it was fraternal organisation, the economic growth and ensuring that established. Our International will International Union of Socialist that growth benefits all sectors of be doing all it can to ensure that that Youth, which was held in Italy. society. pledge is honoured. The SI Committee for Economic vil, Development and the Environment vt The Council will be asked in Brussels will meet in the first months of the I can report with pleasure some to approve a budget for our work in coming year in Lisbon, under the election successes for SI parties the coming year, 1996. The pace and chairmanship of Portugal's new during recent months. In Portugal scope of that work will be evident prime minister and SI vice-president, on 1 October, the Socialist Party won from this report and from the more Ant6nio Guterres. general elections and is now in detailed reports which the chairs of Our Mediterranean Committee, government, under the premiership various SI committees will present to chaired by Raimon Obiols of the of Ant6nio Guterres, the party leader our meeting in Brussels. I must Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, will and our vice-president. The Social reiterate here what I have stressed in also meet, and will have much to Democratic Party of Switzerland all my recent reports to the Council. discuss in the wake of the first Euro- increased its support substantially in We carry out an increasingly Mediterranean Conference in the general elections held on 22 extensive programme of work Barcelona. The situation in Algeria October, and is now the largest party within a budget which increases after the presidential election will in parliament. We also learned with very little. We are proud of being also be of particular concern to the satisfaction of our friend Aleksander able to do so much, but our task is Committee. Kwasniewski's election as president made ever more difficult by the All our Committees will be of Poland. The Social Democratic failure of some member parties to particularly active in the coming Party of Guatemala was part of a new comply with their financial months, as they play their usual centre-left alliance that made a commitment to the International. I important role in preparations for respectable showing in the recent appeal most strongly to those next year's Socialist International general elections. In September the member parties which are in arrears Congress, and as we consider the French Socialist Party increased its to ensure that fees are paid, and expansion of our activities into the representation in the senate, in draw their attention once again to sphere of local and regional voting by members of parliament, the relevant articles of the government. local and regional councillors. International's Statutes. Meanwhile, the Nepali Congress v Party returned to government in ,x Whilst in the former Yugoslavia with September at the head of a new The Council should meet next on our president a'few weeks ago, I saw coalition, formed after the the eve of the XX Socialist for myself something of the extent parliamentary defeat of the International Congress, to be held in and difficulty of the task which Communist administration which 1996. As we approach that event, the United Nations troops and civilian had been elected last year. And in picture is a challenging one. The staff have carried out there. Much of Venezuela, Democratic Action, AD, scope of SI activities is truly global. our International's work continues made impressive gains in the recent Our committees are active in every to be related to United Nations regional elections. region and on a full range of activities and priorities. The UN has important issues, and participation always had our strong support. We v,t continues to grow. More and more have made our contribution to the I can also report that since we met in parties from all around the world are debate on the future of the Cape Town I have been privileged to applying for membership, and I Organisation and on possible see some of our member parties at have no doubt that following our changes to its structures. In this 5oth work on their home ground. During XX Congress, the stature of the anniversary year of the UN, we have the recent period I attended the Socialist International will be yet reiterated our faith in its principles, congress of the Austrian Social further enhanced. Our activities do our commitment to its aims and our Democratic Party, where Federal no more than make manifest the pride in its record. As reported to the Chancellor Franz Vranitzky was re- relevance of our ideals and the last Council, the consultative status elected party leader, shortly before strength of our principles which of the Socialist Inteinational was the calling of early general elections bring inspiration to so many. recently upgraded, increasing our in . I represented the Socialist oppoftunities for active collabor- International at the annual THE ABOLIIIO'V OF THE DEATH Convention on Human Rights. 7-8 December 1995, PENALTY 5. Urges the United Nations and its welcomes with satisfaction the The Socialist International, human rights bodies to complete work Dayton peace accords and the end to believing that the abolition of the on intemational instruments that lead the siege of Sarajevo; death penalty contdbutes to the the way to a univenal abolition of the urges all of the parties to consolidate enhancement of human dignity and to death penalty. the current ceasefire through the the progressive development of human definitive end to any forced expulsion rights, ALBANIA of peoples from their own territories, recalling Article 3 of the Universal The Corincil of the Socialist freedom for prisoners of war, and the Declaration of Human Rights adopted International, meeting in Brussels on 7- possibility of free access and on 10 December 1948 and Article 6 of 8 December 1995, communication for civilians to and the Intemational Covenant on Civil and expresses its interest in the recent from each territory; Political Rights adopted on 16 December developments in Albania towards the underlines in particular that granting 1966, establishing of a market economy and the rights of all refugees and displaced convinced that all measures to abolish the rule of law; persons to retum to theh homes would the death penalty constitute progress in observes that, in spite of the great constitute a further important step in the enioyment of the right to life, possibilities that the implementation of creating a climate of mutual uust stressing that the application of the a multi-party system in Albania has necessary for a full application of the death penalty has irrevocable created, many serious problems are accords; consequences, forecloses tlte correction noted in the consolidation of the rule calls on all of the govemments of the of judicial error and precludes any of law, problems that need to be Republics born from the dissolution of possibility of changing or rehabilitating resolved; the former Yugoslavia to avoid any those convicted, underlines that the lack of a forcible changes to the composition and deeply concerned by a resurgence of constitution of modern standards, and distribution of the population of the the death penalty not only in the the efforts of those currently in power territories; ordinary criminal law of many countries to impose unsuitable projects and appreciates, in particular, that the but also as a means of political illegal procedures for their approval, Dayton accords are based on the right of repression and elimination of political create a iudicial instability that has Bosnia-Herzegovina to exist as a unitary dissent by old and new dictatorships, given rise to many arbitrary and state; recalling that failure to respect the unconsututional actions; reiterates the need to guarantee right to life has been, on numelous condemns actions that aim to absolute equality of rights and occasions in the past and present, at the infringe the independence of the treatment for all the ethnic and origin of unspeakable crimes against iudicial system through political teligious communities and for all humanity, in particular the crime of pressures and the arbitrary dismissal of individuals - whatever their nationality, genocide, iudges as well as those which aim to religion or residence and whatever strongly condemning political keep imprisoned for political motives, Bosnia's intemal institutional set-up; executions such as that of the Nigerian the representatives of the opposition stesses that the right to establish human rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa parties; 'special relationships with their and eight of his associates by the considers unacceptable any act that neighbouring countries' - a right which Provisional Ruling Council of General interferes with the guarantee of free and is granted to the Croatian-Muslim Abacha: fair elections; Federation and the Bosnian Srpska 1. Confirms the right to life as the does not agree with anti-democratic Republic - must be implemented in a most elementary human right of which laws that, simply for political reasons, way which does not compromise the no one must be deprived. deprive free individuals of the right to unity of the state of Bosnia- 2. Appeals to the international be elected, in clear contravention of Herzegovina, thereby avoiding the community of states to take all steps to international conventions and the ethnic partition of the territory; abolish the death penalty within their constitutional laws of the country; believes in the need to oeate as soon iurisdiction, including military expresses its commitment to as possible the conditions required to tribunals. No one shall be condemned to influencing the Albanian authorities to hold elections in all of the terdtodes of such penalty or executed for whatever undertake the necessary steps to correct Bosnia in firll respect of the legal and teason. these violations; democratic rights of the citizens; 3. Further appeals to all states that stresses once again that it will agrees with the decision by the have already abolished the death contribute to ensuring that the coming international community to commit penalty not to re-establish it. elections in Albania are carried out in a itself with its own peace contingents 4. Invites all states that have not yet democratic climate, directly supportng operating on a UN mandate to done so to ratify international the Social Democratic Parg of Albania. guarantee the realisation of the peace agreements that provide for the agreements and, in this context, abolition of the death penalty such as PEACE IN BOSN,,A- considers as significant the common Optional Protocols to the Intemational HERZEGOV,NA AND THE action by the United States, the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, BAL'rl,NS 'N European Union and Russia in the peace and the European Human Rights The Council of the Socialist Process; Convention or such as the American International, meeting in Brussels, on stresses the need for war criminals to be prosecuted under the law, as a affirms its commitment to appeals to UN agencies and necessary condition for the establishing with the institutions and international financial institutions such establishment of reciprocal trust; political and social actors in each as the Asian Development Bank, the hopes for the recognition of Republic all contacts necessary for the World Bank and the International autonomy of the populations of Kosovo, implementation of peace, Monetary Fund to refrain from Voivodina and the Sandiak region renewing development assistance within the current tenitorial and legal THE SITUATIO'V ,,Y BURMA programmes and loans to Burma until framework of the Yugoslav Federation; Recalling the resolutions on Burma of SLORC begins a political dialogue with underlines the need for the the Council of the Socialist Aung San Suu Kyi; authorities in Zagreb to end the trend Intemational adopted in Tokyo on 11 calls on the United Nations Secretary towards centralisation and give greater May 1994 and in Cape Town on ll Iuly General to urgently implement the powers to local regional authorities, 1995, and the resolutions of the SI Asia- December 1994 General Assembly which the peoples and institutions in Pacific Committee adopted in Manila resolution to find a political solution in different regions of Croatia - and in on 11 February 1995 and in Sydney on Burma; particular in Istria and Dalmatia - have 3 September 1995, the Council of the calls on foreign companies operating historically enioyed, and to guarantee Socialist International, in Burma to fully support the efforts of the rights of the Serb minority in notes with serious concern that apaft the Burmese democracy movement to Croatia; from releasing f991 Nobel Peace bring about national reconciliation by welcomes with satisfaction the laureate Aung San Suu Kyi from house withdrawing or suspending their agreement on principles signed in arest on f0 July 1995, the State Law operations in Burma until SLORC Athens and Skopie for the normalisation and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) engages in a dialogue with Aung San of reciprocal relations and considers the has not complied with any of the issues Suu Kyi; end of the Greek embargo and the raised by the Socialist International, calls on hotel operators, tour agents, constitutional changes approved by the specifically: and the general public to protest against parliament of Skople as crucial l. Other political prisoners remain the use of slave labour for tourist contributions to reaching a final accord under detention; attractions in Burma by boycotting on good neighbourly relations and 2. Almost five months have elapsed SLORC's 'Visit Myanmar Year - 1996'; cooperation between Greece and the since the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; and yet SLORC has still not entered urges SI member parties and fraternal hopes that the European Union will into a political dialogue with her; organisations to fully support and initiate policies of inteSration aimed at 3. SLORC has not transferred facilitate the efforts of Aung San Suu Kyi establishing cooperation and association povrer to the National League for and the Burmese democracy movement agreements with the Republics of the Democracy (NLD) that decisively won to bring about a political dialogue for former Yugoslavia and with Albania, the 27 May 1990 general elections; national reconciliation in Burma. explicitly aimed at consolidating peace 4. SLORC is continuing with the and stability; National Convention to draft a new THE NEW EUROPE IN AN urges the United Nations, the constitution ln spite of the fact that the INTERDEPENDENr WORLD European Union, the international NLD is no longer participating in the The Socialist International, financial institutions, and individual process; convinced that a strong European states to set up special programmes 5. Full respect for human rights Union can play its full role on the which would constitute a veritable plan and fundamental freedoms, including international scene in promoting peace of action for the reconstruction of ethnic and religious rights have not and disarmament in cooperation with Bosnia-Herzegovina'; been restored, and third countries, underlines once more the important 6. The use of torture, arbitrary underlining that in a fast moving work done by the humanitarian and arrests, summary and arbitrary world, the European Union is a unique, volunteer agencies and the NGOs in executions, forced laboul porterage, innovative body of cooperation and their relief efforts on behalf of the relocation and conscription, and the conflict resolution, that has learned the populations and the refugees, and asks abuse of women by SLORC is lessons of history and is prepared to that all governments ensure the continuing; change and mould its structures and necessary resources for these activities of strongly supports Aung San Suu Kyi administration in order to face in a solidarity; and the NLD in their efforts to begin a better way its problems of cohesion, of reaffirms the Socialist International's direct dialogue with SLORC; unemployment, of EMU, of social full commitment, and that of its urgently calls on SLORC to resume distress or environmental degradation member parties, to backing any dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi; and become a motor in promoting diplomatic and political action gravely concerned by SLORC's social iustice, economic development conducive to reaching a peace intransigence, its refusal to enter into a and respect of human rights, freedom, agreement in the region; dialogue and its continued use of tolerance and non-discrimination reaffirms, moreover, the Socialist military force to resolve Burma's within its borders and across the world: International's full commitment, and problems; 1. Appeals to its socialist and social that of its member parties, to fully the Socialist International democratic partners in the European support the democratic and non- appeals toJapan, the United States of Union who represent the largest nationalistic forces - and especially the America, the European Union and the political family, to promote the social democratic and progressive parties international community to refrain development of Europe's role in the whose presence is crucial in order to from renewing ODA assistance until disarmament and peace process establish peace, common living and SLORC begins a political dialogue with throughout the world. Therefore, the multi-ethnicity; Aung San Suu Kyi; foreign, security and defence policy of the Union must be strengthened. early start to the envisaged negotiations welcoming the fact that the entry into 2. A well prepared and scheduled on a final peace agreement. force of the 1991 Treaty on the enlargement of a strengthened Union to It is also time now, for contacts Reduction and Limitation of Strategic the East and South should be seen in between people who were opposed to Offensive Arms, signed by the former this perspective of peace, democracy and each other for years to adapt to the new Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and stability with those countries who wish conditions. The peace made by the the United States of America, clears the to ioin. political leaders will have to be way for prompt ratification by the 3. Expects the European Union to translated into a peace among peoples. Russian Federation and the United fully fulfil its role in promoting the In 1996, there will be two maior States of America of the 1993 Treaty on peace process in the Middle East, the elections in the region. On 20 January the Further Reduction and Limitation of rebuilding of South Aftica into a society 1996, the Palestinians will elect their Strategic Offensive Arms, of freedom with respect for human Legislative Council. This election will noting also with appreciation the rights and social iustice, and the be immensely important for the indefinite extension of the Treaty on the building of a real partnership with the stabilisation of the peace process. In Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 12 states of the Mediterranean basin. autumn 1996, Israel will elect its new and acknowledging the importance of 4. Further, expects its socialist parliament. It is important in both the determined pursuit by the nuclear- partners in the Union to promote iust cases that the forces of peace win the weapons states of systematic and and fair North/South relations, in the elections. These elections are crucial for progressive efforts to reduce nuclear spirit of Willy Brandt and Olof Palme. the continuation and success of the weapons globally, with the ultimate Therefore expects conqete proposals peace process. goal of eliminating those weapons, and on a new era of trade relations that We are concemed about progress in by all states of general and complete respects social iustice and sustainable the peace negotiations between Israel disarmament under strict and effective development before the renegotiation of on the one hand, and Syria and international conttol, the Lom6 agreement at the end of this Lebanon on the othel While there has calls for further action by the nuclear- century. been a certain rapprochement, there weapons states to carry out their has not yet been any breakthrough. We commitment to the elimination of their THE MIDDLE EAST expect the negotiations to be nuclear stockpiles by adopting a On 4 November 1995, Israel's prime intensified - based on the principle of systematic process to achieve that minister, Yitzhak Rabin, fell victim to a 'land for peace' while safeguarding the result, cowardly murder committed at a peace security interests of both sides - and to urges all states to adopt and rally. The world lost a soldier of peace. be concluded by a peace settlement. implement measures towards the This reminds all of us of the After the Casablanca conference, the attainment of general and complete assassination of President Anwar el Sadat Amman conference has produced disarmament under strict and effective in 1981. Israel lost a prime minister, the additional elements of cooperation in intemational control, Socialist Intemational lost one of its the region. The European Union welcomes in this regard the initiative vice-presidents. The Socialist conference with the Mediterranean of the prime minister of Australia to International shares the deep grief of countdes has also opened a new advance the goal of a nuclear-free world, Yitzhak Rabin's family, the Israeli labour chapter for this region. For economic including by establishing a group of Party and the people of Israel. development it is of crucial importance knowledgeable and imaginative Terrorism in the world has continued that the promises made be kept to the individuals from around the world to to spread. The Socialist Intemational letter. produce a report on practical steps to expects governments and parliaments as achieve the total abolition of nuclear well as the United Nations to adopt the NUCLEAN D,,SARMAMENT weapons, to be submitted to the most effective possible action to combat The Council of the Socialist Conference on Disarmament in Geneva terrorism ftom any source. Intemational, and to the 1996 session of the United The peace process in the Middle East recognising the fundamental Nations General Assembly. will be continued. Now, there is even a changes that have taken place with need to step up efforts. The new prime respect to international securiry which NUCLEAR TESIING minister of the State of Israel is a have permitted agreements on deep The Council of the Socialist Suarantor of a policy of peace and reductions in the nuclear armaments of International, recalling its past reconciliation in the Middle East. The the states possessing the largest resolutions on nuclear testing, notably Socialist Intemational wishes its friend inventories of such weapons, the resolution approved by the SI Shimon Peres the best of luck and mindful that it is the responsibility Council in Cape Town on 10-11 July success in his endeavours, and it offers and obligation of all states to contribute 1995, in which it called on the French its ful1 support to him and to the to the process of relaxation of govemment to revoke its decision to president of the Palestinian Authority international tension and to the resume nuclear testing in the South Yasser fuafat for the implementation of strengthening of international peace Pacific and asked all other nuclear states the Oslo II agreement. and securiry to maintain the present moratorium, The most important obiective now is stressing the importance of and considering the resolution to fulfil the Oslo agreement, including strengthening intemational peace and adopted by the Socialist Intemational the redeployment of forces, the release security through general and complete Asia-Pacific Committee at its of the Palestinian political prisoners and disarmament, under strict and effective extraordinary meeting in Sydney, 1-2 the amendment of the Palestinian international control, September 1995, covenant, as well as the proper noting with appreciation a number expresses deep disappointment at the implementation of the agreements and of positive developments in the field of fact that the French govemment has commitments made by all parties and an nuclear disarmament and partiorlarly conducted four nuclear test explosions and intends to continue the series with vis-i-vis a world opinion unanimous in and an early transition to democracy, two more tests. A world-wide wave of its condemnation of its repressive fteedoms and the rule of law, including protest by governments and citizens, the policies, the SI calls for strong and the holding of free and fair elections, strongest of its kind in the 1990s, has so decisive action by the international internationally supervised, to designate far not been able to make the French community to restore democrary in the legitimate representatives of the government reconsider its policy and Nigeria. Nigerian people. put an end to testing. The Socialist International condemns Resentment against the tests has been the failure of the international STATEMENT ON THE PIOL,,SH exceptionally deep in the Pacific region community to take more decisive PRESIDENTI AL ELECTION S where in particular the memories of action at an earlier stage. We note that The Council of the Socialist Hiroshima and Nagasaki fifty years ago concerted action following the International expresses its satisfaction at and today's environmental and health annulled elections of June 1993 may the election of Aleksander Kwasniewski concerns have sensitised people to well have reduced the abuse of human as president of the Republic of Poland. nuclear issues. The SI asks the French rights and would have given crucial This vote - as with the results of govemment to show consideration to support to Nigerian human rights elections which have taken place since the legitimate concerns of the stAtes and camparSners. 1993 in Poland, Hungary and other peoples of the Pacific region. While welcoming embargos on arms Central European countries The fiftieth General Assembly of the transfers and certain other measures demonstrates the validity of social United Nations strongly urged the taken against the Abacha r6gime by the democratic principles and also shows immediate cessation of all nuclear Commonwealth, the European Union that in central and eastern Europe there testing in its resolution approved last and a number of other countdes, the is space for a strong social democratic month. The SI appeals to the French Socialist Intemational considers these presence. government and the Chinese measures insufficient and appeals for a It is perfectly misleading and futile to government to take world opinion into more comprehensive system of continue to interpret the Polish vote as consideration and stop testing now. economic and political sanctions 'nostalgia'for the past. In Poland there At the same time, important against the Nigerian r6gime, really is nobody who is nostalgic for negotiations on the Comprehensive Test particularly sanctions on oil exports communism. The Polish electors voted Ban Treaty are under way. The CTB! from that country. However, these for the candidate who appeared most together with the indefinitely extended sanctions must be introduced in a credible in guaranteeing economic Non-Proliferation Treaty, will be manner that does not cause growth capable of combining suffering to the ordinary cornerstones in the efforts to curb the unnecessary modernity and solidarity, the market of Nigeda. proliferation of nuclear weapons and to people and social equity. The The Socialist International welcomes achieve nuclear disarmament. Kwasniewski won because his social by citizens' groups against those ultimate objective must be the complete actions democratic programme has best companies present in elimination of nuclear weapons and multinational interpreted the demand for modernity enhancement of peace Nigeria that are degrading the local thus the further and future prospects of a large part of and security. environment and are drawing Polish society, as was demonstrated by achieve real inappropriate advantage from the An opportunity to the fact that among voters of under 30 progress nuclear disarmament after curent situation in Nigeria. in years of age, the new President received decades of build-up and uncertainty is at The Socialist International further a very high percentage of votes. hand. It should be seized. appeals to the General Assembly of the Kwasniewski's success also confirms The SI calls on all nuclear powers and United Nations to condemn human the public's trust in the government other states to fuIly participate in the rights violations in Nigeria in the which has been ruling Poland since CTBT negotiations, in accordance with strongest and most unequivocal terms 1993 with a programme of economic the commitment made at the NPT so as to isolate the Abacha r€gime and and political reforms of clear and Extension Conference, and expresses the open the way for a teturn to democracy unequivocal social democratic hope that the Treaty can be signed as and human riShts in Africa's most inspiration. early as possible in 1996, in accordance populous nation. with the commitment given to this The Socialist International, The vote also shows the secular and effect in connection with the NPT firmly committed to the global democratic evolution of Polish society, extension conference. promotion of human rights and which did not make its electoral fundamental freedoms, will continue to decisions based on the strong pressure HUMAN RIGHTS SITUAT'ON IN support the Nigerian PeoPle and ftom the conseruative sectors of the NIGERIA Nigeria's democrats in their fight for Church and the clergy. The Socialist International, appalled by freedom and the end of long Years of Finally, the Socialist International the execution - after a faulty and military dictatorship. Like all other congratulates Social Democracy of the illegitimate judicial process - of Ken people, Nigerians have fundamental Republic of Poland - of which Saro-Wiwa, an internationally human rights that must no longer be Kwasniewski was leader - and prepares recognised and deeply committed denied. to welcome it into the socialist family at environmental and human rights Recalling its resolution on Nigeria the next Congress of the SI. activist, as well as eight of his associates, adopted at the CaPe Town Council strongly condemns Nigeria's Provisional meeting on 11 JulY, the Socialist Ruling Council. International therefore repeats its call As these executions and other for the immediate release of Chief violations of human riShts suSSest the Abiola and all other political prisoners disdain displayed by the Abacha r6gime in Nigeria, the end of all political trials SoGhllrt lntematlontl GERMANY NORWAY Piene Mauroy S ermany, SPD NoNegian Labour Party, DNA Luis Ayala Grc Iladem Brundtland Thorblom Jagland Dag Terie AndeBen METBEN PAMES Wolfgang Weege Finn lota Gisela Nauk ARGENTINA Gerd Greune hren Popular Socialist Party, PSP Cuillermo Est6ve Bero GREAT BRITAIN Maria del Carmen Mias The Labur Party lohn Prescott PORTUGAT AUSTMIIA Diana leuda Socialist Party, PS AustElian Labor Party, ALP Ant6nio Guttrres Michael Beahan Nicl Siqler los6 Lamego David Mepham Luis Marinho AUSTRIA Rui Nozes Social Democratic Party of Austria, SPOe GREECE Karl Schramek Panhe vement, PASOK SENEGAL Peter lankowitsch Alis Socialist Party of s€negal Susanne Caugl Ceo lacques Baudin Ann Papa Amath Dieng BELGIUM Dimitris Batzelis George Florentis STOVAK REPUBLIC Marilisa Xenogiannakopoulou Social Democratic Parw of Slovakia Ludomir Slahor HAITI National Proqressive Revolutionary Party of Haiti, PANPM Soanish Socialist Workers' Partv. PSOE 'Raimon Etienne Codin 5eroe Gilles Obiols Simone Susskind Antlony Barbier Anna Terr6n Laurent Despy Manuel Medlna lean-Louis Verheyden ISRAEL lests Cabez6n Maurice Boutet lsrael Labour Partv Maria Badia Jo€l Cordier Yossi Beilin Trinidad lim6nez lsrael Gat BETGIUM Abraham Hatzamri SWEDEN Socialist ParW, SP Orly Bitty Swedish Social Democratic Party, SAP Louis Tobback Mai Lis Ltiiiw Milan Rutten ISRAEL Monica Andersson Di* Van der Maelen United WorkeB' Party of lsrael, MAPAM Rmer Hiillhao Oscar Debunne Chanan Eres ;erfu wklund Monica Pollack Gunnar Stenary BOLIVIA Ester Levanon-Mordoch Ulla Pettersson Revolutionary Left Movement, MIR Arieh Shaoir lnger Segelstrom laime Paz Zamora Pedi Ben Ezra Carmen Pereira SWTZERI.AND ITALY Social Democratic Partv of Switzerland BRAZIT Democratic Party of the Left, PDS Heidi Deneys Democratic Labour Party, PDT Piero Filsino Alex Zeitz Leonel Brizola Gianfranco Brursco Silvio Lima Lucia Palmerino TUNISIA Lioia Doutel de Andrade Marco Bianchini Constitutional Democratic Assembly, RCD Mirila Pinheiro Chedli Neffati ITATY Sadok Fayala BULGARIA Italian Democratic Socialist Party, PSDI Taieb Sahbani Bulqarian Social Democratic Party, BSDP Antonio Cariglia Hechmi Amri lsbel Uribe SaiU Naceur Ramadhane ITALY Mohsen Snoussi CANADA Italian Socialists, 5l Abdelmaiid Aiili New Democratic Party, NDP/NPD Elena Marinucci Emna Aouii Audrey Mc[aughlin Pia Locatelli TURKEY CHITE IAPAN Republican People's Party, CHP Radical Social Democratic ParW. PRSD Social Democratic Party of lapan, SOPj Deniz Baykal Alejandra Faulbaum Makoto Tanabe Erdal lntihii Carlos Para Yukiko Kawahashi Sule Bugak Manae Kubota COSTA RICA Kozue Kitsukawa USA National Liberation Party, PLN Democratic S(ialists of America, DSA Rolando Araya TEBANON Bogdan Denitch Progressive Socialist Party, PSP CYPRUS Doureid Yaghi VENEZUEI.A EDEK Socialist Party of Cyprus Democratic Action, AD Marcia Alexaki TITHUANIA Timoteo Zambrano Renos Prentzas Lithuanian Social Democratic Party, LSDP Aloyzas Sakalas CZECH REPUBLIC Offlce of ll Presldcnt Czech Social Democratic Party, CSSD LUXEMBOURG MichelThauvin Svetlana Navarwa Luxembourg Socialist Worke6' Party, Lyne Cohen Solal lan Kavan LSAP/POSL Hans-Eberhard Dingels Ben Favot DENMARK Raymoird Becker Social Democratic Party COI{'I'LTATIVE PAMET Steen Christensen MATTA Lasse Budtz Malta Labour PartY ALBANIA Leo Brincat Social Democratic Party of Albania, PSD DOMINICTN REPUBLIC Skender Giinushi Dominican Revolutionary Party, PRD MOROCCO Aliko Haxhi los6 Francisco Pefra G6mez Socialist Union of PoPUlar Forces, USFP Mcente SSnchez Earet Mohamed [akhssassi ALGERIA Leonor S6nchs Baret Socialist torces Front, FFS Peggy Cabral NETHERI.ANDS Hocine Art-Ahmed Yadira Henriouez Labour Party, PvdA Ahmed Djeddai Luz de Alba thevenin lan Marinus Wiersma Fantina Sosa de B5ez Hedy D'Ancona CAPE VERDE African lndependence Party of Cape Verde, PAICV FINI.AND NORTHERN IREI.AND Humberto Bettencourt 5. Finnish Social Democratic Party, 5DP Social Democratic and Labour Party, SDLP ulou livari lohn Hume CHILE Raimo Luoma Dennis Haughey Party for Democracy, PPD Tero Shemeikka Cirrm6n Molina

FMNCE Socialist PartY, PS Dominiquri Strauss-Kahn CHILE Party of European SocialisS, PES GEORGIA Socialist Party of Chile, PS Je-an-Frangois Vallin Citizens' Union of Georgia, CUG Alvaro Brio'nes Zurab Nogaideli Adriana Padin luan Carvaial GUEsTs - INTENNATIONAL INDIA ORGANI'ATIONS/PANNES lanata Dal cotoMBtA Shri Bommai Colombian Liberal Party, PLC Democratic Party of lranian Kurdistan, PDKI ln6s G5mez de Vargas Abdullah Mahmood MALI Emilio Lebolo Castellanos Chacem Hosseini African Party for Solidarity and Justice, Miro Aliyar ADEMA/PASJ IVORY COAST Khovo* Abdollahi lbrahima N'Diaye lvory Coast Popular Front, tPl Seydou Mamadou Diarrah Laurent Cbagbo European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity Bo Toresson MALI NEPAL National Congress for Democratic lnitiative, CNID Nepali Congress Party Friedrich Ebert Stiftunq, FES Ousmane Tera Marshal Julum Shakya Ernst Kerbusch Ernst Stetter MEXICO PHITIPPINES lnstitutional Revolutionary Party, PRI Philippines Democratic Socialist Party, PDSP lnternational Confederation of Free Trade Unions, Alejandro Sobarzo Elizabeth Angsioco ICFTU Ma. lannette serrano Eddy Lauriissen MEXICO Renata Peltzer Party of the Democratic Revolution, PRD URUGUAY Porfirio Munoz Ledo Party for People's Government, PGP lean Jauras Foundation lorge Calder6n 5alazar Antonio Gallicchio Gilles Finchelstein Mariana Saiz Axel Queval MEMBENS OT THE SOCIALIST UNION OF Jean-Michel Rosenfeld MOLDOVA CENTNAT AND EASTERN EUNOPE, SUCEE Vera Matthias Social Democratic Party of Moldova, PSDM Susana Delbo Anatol Tsaranu POLAND Edgar Vulpe Polish Socialist Party, PPS Palestine Liberation Organisation, PLO Crozav Nicolai Tadeusz Prokopowic Yasser Abed Rabbo Maria Palmer Abdallah Franii MONTENEGRO Chawoi Armali Social Democratic Party of Montenegro, SDPM ROMANIA llan Hilevi Srdian Darmanovic Social Democratic Party, PSDR Fathi El-Mohor Sergiu Cunescu Ziyad Bacha MOZAMBIQUE Frelimo Party Polisario Front Manrrel Tom6 OBSERVEN PAMES Sadafa Bahia NIGER CENTRAT ATRICAN REPUBLIC ANGOLA Nigerian Party for Democracy and Socialism, Patriotic Front for Progress, FPP Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola, PNDS-TAMYYA Abel Coumba MILA Ousseini Abdou Salev Claude-Richard Gouandlia JoSo Lourengo Salaou Nouhou

HUNGARY ARGENTINA PANAMA Hungarian Social Democratic Party, MSZDP Radical Civic Union, UCR Democratic Revolutionary Party, PRD Liszl6 Kapolyi Sim6n L5zara Leonardo Kam Maria los6 Lubertino Angel Riera-Diaz HUNGARY Hungarian Socialist Party, MSzP ARMENIA POTAND lvan Vitanyi Socialist Party of Armenia Union of Labour, UP Vllmos Szab5 Mario Nalpati6n Alelcander Malachowski Zita Gurmai BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA POTAND NICARAGUA Union of Bosnian Social Democrats, UBSD Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland, SdRP Sandinista National Liberation Front, tSLN Selim Beslagic Tadeusz lwinski Victor Hugo Tinoco Sejfundin Tokic Gerardo Rodrfguez ROMANIA BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA Democratic Partv SLOVENIA Social Democratic Party of Bosnia-Herzegovina Adrian Severin' Social Democratic Party of Slovenia, SDSS Bogic Bogicevic Miha Breic RWANDA BOTSWANA Social Democratic Partv Botswana National tront, BNF Frangois Nduwumwe FRATERNAL ONGANISANONS N. K. Dabutha tut6rie Gafaranga

lnternational Falcon Movement/ BURMA SLOVAK REPUBTIC Socialist Educational lnternational, IFM/5EI National League {or Democracy, NLD Party of the Democratic Left, sDL Odette Lambert \Mn Khet Milan Ftacnik lngrid de Kock CAMBODIA SLOVENIA lnternational Union of Socialist Youth, IUSY Cambodian People's Party United List of the Social Democrats of Slovenia, ZL Alfred Gusenbauer Yos son Vojko Venisnik Nicola Zingaretti Alfredo Lazeretti CROATIA TOGO Sunil Mishra Social Democratic Party, sDP African People's Democratic Convention, CDPA llir Meta Mirjana Feric-Vac Lucas Afantchawo Antoine Ku6vi Socialist lnternational Women, SIW CROATIA Eloi Koussawo Anne-Marie Lizin Social Democratic Union, SDU MarlEne Haas Simo Mrdja ZAIRE Union for Democracy & Social Progress, UDPS CROATIA Omer N'Kamba ' ASSO(IATED ONGANISANONS Social Demcratic Action of Croatia, A5H lustine M'Poyo Kasa-Vubu S. Spigel Cilbert Kankonde Croup of the Party of European Socialists mbu of the European Parliament EI SALVADOR Pauline Green Democratic Party, PD Luigi Colaianni Ana Guadalupe Martlnez Rayhonde Dury Oscar Bonilla Honor6 Kadima Beinie Malone loaquin Mllalobos Enrique Bar6n F6lix Ulloa ZIMBABWE Zi nion, ZANU-PF Michael McGowan EQUATORIAL GUINEA lannis Sakellariou Convergence.for Social Democracy, CPDS loan Cornet Prat Santiaoo Obama Nadia Van Hamme Celestino Bakale

lnternational Union of Social Oemocratic Teachers, FORMER YUGOSI.AV REPUBTIC OT GUESTS-INDIVIDUALT IUSDT MACEDONIA Liisa Tommila Social Democratic Union of Macedonia Anita Gradin Vittorio Campione llinka Mitreva Christos Papoutris Hans Spiess Karel van Miert GABON Labour Sgorts lnternational, CSIT Cabonese Party for Progress, PGP lanet Royall Mauric'e Deveen Mamas Pepin Dieter Koniecki claude Tabet