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In order to best address today's complex security challenges, NATO has continued to develop co-operation with the OSCE in the areas of conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict reconstruction operations as well as to expand their dialogue to other areas of common interests, including terrorism.
The new threats to security today constitute a priority area for each of the two Organisations. In December 2003, the OSCE officially adopted a "Strategy to Address Threats to Security and Stability in the 21st Century". This document recalls the need, in a constantly-changing security environment, to interact with other organisations and institutions within the Platform for Co-operative Security, taking advantage of the assets and strengths of each.
In the area of the fight against terrorism, NATO's efforts, particularly within the framework of partnerships with non-member states, complement those of the OSCE. In 2002 and 2003, two high-level meetings were organized at the OSCE's instigation in Lisbon to discuss various aspects of cooperation between the international organisations in the area of counterterrorism.
NATO and the OSCE continue to coordinate their efforts in the area of arms control, particularly with respect to the struggle against the proliferation of small-calibre and light weapons, and monitoring of the implementation of the commitments made at the OSCE Summit in Istanbul in 1999 (withdrawal of Russian forces from Georgia and Moldova).
They also cooperate in the management and securing of borders in the West Balkans. At a high-level conference held in Ohrid on 22-23 May 2003, five Balkan countries endorsed a Common Platform developed by the EU, NATO, the OSCE and the Stability Pact aimed at enhancing border security in the region. Each Organisation supports those players involved in the areas within its jurisdiction.
At the Prague Summit in 2002, the Allies expressed their desire to exploit the complementarity of international efforts aimed at reinforcing stability in the Mediterranean region. Following this statement, NATO and the OSCE began developing closer contacts regarding their respective dialogues with countries in the region
