On 14 - 15 October representatives of the Carpathian region came to Vaduz/FL to gather useful tips for drawing up a convention to protect the Carpathian Mountains and for a sustainable economy in the region. The Carpathian countries, i.e. the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, the Ukraine and Yugoslavia, wish to create a binding document in international law on the model of the Alpine Convention.
The meeting was attended by representatives of the Carpathian region, observer countries and international environmentalist organisations, who discussed a paper submitted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and a draft of the proposed convention. The more specific the objectives and the proposed measures are to be, the thornier the political road to a Carpathian Convention. The meeting was initiated by UNEP Director Klaus Töpfer and the Minister of the Environment of the Ukraine, and received financial support from Liechtenstein.
Source: Liechtenstein Press Office, 14.10.02