participation of all member states in the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms and the Standardized International Reporting of Military Expenditures

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  On an annual basis, the United States has sent to the OAS Secretary General, the Committee on Hemispheric Security, and OAS member states a copy of the information conveyed by the United States to the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms and the International Standardized Reporting of Military Expenditures. This data is provided in compliance with the exchange of information agreed on in the Santiago Declaration. The United States submission for calendar year 2000 of the United Nation Register of Conventional Arms was attached and appeared in the original document as Annex B.
  

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  The U.S. annually transmits to the OAS and its member states a copy of the "Secretary of Defense's Annual Report to the President and the Congress.” This document includes information on the size, structure and capabilities of the U.S. Armed Forces, their deployment, and major military programs.
  

In addition, the U.S. conducted the following activities:

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  The U.S. Navy holds navy-to-navy and operational naval committee meetings in which doctrine and policy are standard agenda items.
  
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  The U.S. Air Force participated in the system of Cooperation Among American Air Forces (SICOFAA: Spanish acronym for "Sistema de Coperacion entre las Fuerzas Aereas Americanas") SICOFAA is an Inter-American Air Force organization that began in 1961.
  
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  U.S. Army School of the Americas operated through December 15, 2000. It has been replaced by a new organization named the Western Hemisphere Institute of Security Cooperation that began operations in January 2001. In 2000, the U.S. Army School conducted a number of activities in support of this measure (see Annex D of the original document: “Annual Report on Agreements for the Exchange of Defense Personnel).
  
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  Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Professional Military Development Subject Matter Expert Exchange 17 - 21 January 00. The United States Southern Command funded this activity in Bolivia to exchange ideas and information regarding the roles, missions, and standards of the Bolivian NCO Corps. The forum provided the opportunity to discuss the structure and development of -the professional military education system and its importance in producing a professional NCO Corps.
  
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  Professional Military Development Orientation Visit to the Dominican Republic 18 - 23 January 00. The United States Southern Command funded this visit to conduct liaison with decision-making officials at the highest levels of the defense and security institutions of the region to familiarize them with the opportunities available at the School and exchange information on military education and professionalism.
  
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  Human Rights Subject Matter Expert Exchange 22-26 February 00. The United States Southern Command funded this exchange between select faculty/staff of the School and human rights experts at the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights in Costa Rica. The visit provided a forum for the exchange of information and ideas in the following areas:
  

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  The American Convention on Human Rights
  
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  Human Rights instruction techniques and resource materials
  
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  Current Human Rights leaders and potential lecturers
  
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  The impact of regional constitutional law and political rights on human rights
  
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  The Pact of San Jose
  

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  Command and General Staff Officer Course Unified Command Orientation Visit 24.- 29 April 00. The United States Southern Command funded the visit of 62 officers from the School's premier course to Hurlburt Field and Eglin, Patrick, and MacDill Air Force Bases in order to familiarize the officers attending courses with the U.S. involvement in the counter-narcotic effort. The officers also visited Central Command and Special Operations Command in order to become familiar with the U.S. role in global commitments at the operational and strategic level.
  
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  Human Rights Subject Matter Expert Exchange 30 April - 3 May 00. The United States Southern Command funded this exchange between select School faculty/staff members and human rights trainers in Bolivia. The visit provided a forum for the exchange of information and ideas on effective human rights training within the military environment.
  
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  10^th LATAM Conference on Democracy and Security 27 - 31August 00. "The Armed Forces and Society" was a United States Southern Command-funded event that provided 62 field grade officers, 20 Western Hemisphere national security academicians and 3 senior officers with an in-depth look and productive dialogue on democracy, security, the armed forces, and society.
  
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  Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Professional Military Development Subject Matter Expert Exchange 23 - 27 October 00. The United States Southern Command funded this activity in the Dominican Republic to exchange ideas and information regarding the roles, missions, and standards of the Dominican NCO Corps. The forum provided the opportunity to discuss the structure and development of the professional military education system and its importance in producing a professional NCO Corps.
  
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  USARSA Human Rights Subject Matter Expert Exchange 6 - 10 November 00. The United States Southern Command funded an exchange between select School faculty/staff and human rights experts in Paraguay. The visit provided a forum for the exchange of information and ideas in the following areas:
  

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  The American Convention on Human Rights
  
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  Human rights instruction techniques and resource materials
  
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  Current human rights leaders and potential lecturers
  
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  The impact of regional constitutional law and political rights on human rights
  

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  The United States participates actively in the Conference of the American Armies. The Conference consists of a two-year cycle of seminars and meetings with representatives from 18 member armies and culminates in the Commanders' Conference. The host is rotated among the member armies. The last Conference was held in La Paz, Bolivia, in November 1999, and the next is scheduled to be held in Santiago, Chile, in November 2001.
  

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  During Fiscal Year 2000, the U.S. participated in bilateral working groups on defense and security issues with Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico.
  
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  The U.S. conducted a series of bilateral talks at the Joint Staff level with Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. These annual meetings, hosted in alternate years in the United States, focus on an exchange of ideas and issues including the development and training of the joint staff, regional security, and support to peacekeeping and disaster assistance operations.
  

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  On April 6, 2000 at the Special OAS meeting on CSBMs, the United States announced to undertake an annual confidence building measure of inviting the Chairman of the Committee on Hemispheric Security to observe a multilateral military exercise conducted in the region. In May 200 1, the U.S. hosted Ambassador Ostria Trigo, Chairman of the Committee on Hemispheric Security, at the "Tradewinds" Exercise in the Caribbean.
  

In addition, the U.S. has the following to report:

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  All of the navies of the Americas have a standing invitation to attend, observe, and participate in any U.S. Navy exercise.
  
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  The U.S. Marine Corps hosted various visits to selected installations, which assisted visiting Latin American Marine Corps in reviewing U.S. Marine Corps recruiting, training, education, and operational capabilities. Among the countries that visited were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Peru.
  
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  As part of the U.S. Delegation's full participation at the Inter-American Defense Board and its routine activities in Washington, the U.S. hosted trips for the Chiefs of Delegations of the Board and for the students of the Inter-American Defense College to military installations throughout the United States.
  

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  The navies of the Americas participate in the Inter-American Naval Conference of Shipping to coordinate shipping at sea issues.
  
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  During September 2000, the U.S. Air Force participated in a SICOFAA committee meeting hosted by Ecuador to discuss accident-prevention measures. The USAF provided a presentation on Operational Risk Management (ORM) programs.
  
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  During November 2000, the U.S. Air Force participated in a SOFOFAA aeronautical medicine committee meeting hosted by Uruguay. The USAF presented briefings on medical service, global medical coverage "vision of the future," and the deployable international course on trauma training.
  

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  The Annual Report submitted by the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID) is pending and will be submitted to the OAS in a separate report. The U.S. has sought to actively help in disaster mitigation and response throughout the region. Within the past two years, the U.S. through USAID has responded to flood, hurricane, earthquake and fire related disasters in Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti Honduras, Nicaragua, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Venezuela, and Paraguay.
  
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  USAID's disaster management efforts are both long and short term. USAID engages in short-term response to humanitarian disasters by providing basic necessities to affected populations, while recognizing the importance of incorporating mitigation techniques into its response activity whenever possible. Mitigation techniques are designed to reduce the number of lives lost and amount of property damaged from natural and complex disasters.
  
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  For example, USAID continues its involvement in coordinating the work of thirteen designated U.S. agencies in implementing $110 million of the U.S. Central America and Caribbean Disaster Recovery Fund, which responded to the 1998 Hurricanes Georges and Mitch. These funds support the work of government and non-governmental organizations of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, and Haiti. Activities focus primarily -on economic recovery, transportation, public health, disaster mitigation, watershed management, housing, and schools. Striving to "build-back-better," the activities are premised on community participation and international donor coordination.
  
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  U.S. efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean for mitigation falls within four broad areas:
  

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   Institutional Strengthening of Disaster Management Institutions: U.S. Government institutions such as AID, through Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), embassies and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are providing assistance to the national emergency agencies in the following areas: a) assistance in designing and equipping Emergency Operation Centers (EOC); b) Capacity training of disaster management staff in EOC operations preparedness, response mitigation; c) providing technical assistance on the revision of legislation governing the operations and budgets for the national emergency management agencies so that they will have the resources and the coordination authority during times of disasters; and d) developing national emergency response plans.
   
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   Hazards Risk Reduction in local communities. The U.S. is working with a select number in communities in each country developing hazard risk maps that will be used by community leaders in planning of developments and design of infrastructure in the floodplains and areas vulnerable to landslides. Community leaders are trained in the use of this technology and how to keep it updated. FEMA is working in a number of communities introducing their "Project Impact" program that partners the public, private and CSO sector to work together identifying potential hazards to the communities, means for mitigating them, and preparedness activities.
   
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   Early warning flood, landslide, climatic warning system. U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are working together to develop an early warning network by strategically placing stream gauges, and precipitation gauges/weather stations in key water sheds that will warn downstream communities of potential floods or landslides. NOAA is also upgrading the regional weather satellite downlinks and nodes throughout Central America so that meteorologists can better forecast weather patterns in the region.
   
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   Improved watershed management. USDA is working in select watershed areas in the hemisphere on soil conservation and agro-forestry activities with the community leaders and landowners to protect watershed. They are introducing new watershed management techniques that will not only increase production in critical watershed areas, but also protect it from further deterioration.
   

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  During January-February 2001, the U.S. through the Department of Defense provided considerable humanitarian and humanitarian civic assistance to El Salvador to help its earthquake, recovery efforts: excess medical and disaster relief supplies ($800,000); excess property field hospital ($5.5 million); and accelerated previously programmed activities, including disaster preparedness programs, technical surveys, and disaster response warehouse restocking ($1.5 million). In addition, the Department accelerated foreign military sales/foreign military financing requirements for radio batteries and helicopter spare parts (955,000).
  

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  The U.S. conducted humanitarian demining training in Central and South America in support of the OAS and the Inter-American Defense Board in order to assist in the development of a self sustaining humanitarian demining program.
  
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  The United States has strongly supported the Peace Agreement between Ecuador and Peru signed in October 1998. As part of the Peace Agreement, both countries have committed themselves to improving the living standards and providing tangible development benefits to the population living in the border region. Toward this end, Peru and Ecuador developed a Binational Development Plan for the Border Region (the Binational Plan), which will require an investment of $3 billion over 10 years. To consolidate this peace process, the U.S. committed to the provision of $42 million ($20.5 for Peru and $21.5 for Ecuador) in assistance to support the Binational Plan for both countries over the period FY-99 thru FY-03. USAID was the first donor to initiate development activities in the border region, and both USAID/Peru and USAID/Ecuador have developed separate but coordinated and complimentary programs to support each country efforts. (See Also C of San Salvador measures).
  

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  U.S. and hemispheric officers from the navies of the Americas regularly attend various service war colleges where confidence and security-building measures are discussed.
  
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  The Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS) has continued its academic programs tailored for the requirements of Latin American and Caribbean countries that stimulate both civilian and military thinking about defense policy and civil military relations and provide an understanding of defense decision-making and resource management in a democratic society. Details of country-by-country participation in CHDS programs during Fiscal Year 2000 was attached and appeared in the original document as Annex E.
  

In addition, the Center conducted the following activities:

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  Seminar on Formulation of Defense Policy in a Democratic Society held 29 February - 4 March 2000. This on-site seminar was conducted in Guatemala. Its purpose was:
  

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  To bridge the gap between civilian and military professionals engaged in managing defense establishments
  
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  To open dialogue and discussion among participants of different nationalities
  
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  To create a free exchange of ideas about the role of the defense establishments in the participating nations, the region and the hemisphere
  
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  To develop rapport among participants that would support continued dialogue among them
  
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  To have an impact on defense debate in each participating country
  
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  To continue to dialogue among civilian and military policy makers
  
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  The Seminar included guest speakers from Guatemala, Chile, Nicaragua, South Africa, Ecuador, and Argentina.
  

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  Annual Conference on Education and Defense held 9 - 15 March 2000. The purpose of this seminar in Washington was to develop new thinking and consensus on defense education curricula and agenda in the Americas and to bridge the gap and promote dialogue between civilian and military professionals engaged in defense education, research and dialogue on defense issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. Participants included representatives from 34 nations in the hemisphere.
  

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  The United States held the U.S. Coast Guard's semi-annual Eastern Caribbean Coast Guard Commander's Conference in which senior U.S. and regional coast guard commanders review a broad range of maritime security issues and explore opportunities for cooperative approaches. Ibis conference focuses on addressing regional threats, disaster preparedness, counter drug operations, Exercise Tradewinds, information sharing initiatives, the Caribbean Support Tender, customs, legal, and maintenance issues. This conference -was most recently held in May 2000 in Tobago and in September 2000 in Puerto Rico.
  
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  The United States - Southern Command annually sponsor s a Chief of Defense-level meeting known as the Caribbean Nation Security Conference. It is held annually on a rotating basis among the nations of the Caribbean Basis and was most recently held in Nassau, Bahamas, 29 February - 2 March 2000. The emphasis of the conference was on Southern Command's engagement activities that have a particularly strong impact on the special security needs of small island nations.
  

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  U.S. and hemispheric officers from the navies of the Americas regularly attend various service war colleges where confidence and security-building measures are discussed.
  
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  During FY 2000, the Department of Defense hosted civilian and military officials from 32 countries of the hemisphere under the International Military Education and Training Program. Training valued at $9.890 million was provided to 2,684 students. (The Joint Report to Congress on Foreign Military Training and DOD Engagement Activities was attached and appeared in the original document as see Annex C)
  
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  Attached at Amex C is an extract of a Department of State Department of Defense Joint Report to Congress on Foreign Military Training and DoD Engagement Activities of Interest in Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 which, among other things, contains country-by-country details on the IMET program in the Hemisphere.
  
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  In addition to the information contained in Annex C of the original document, an extract of the Department of Defense's Annual Report on Agreements for the Exchange of Defense Personnel between the United States and Foreign Countries, Fiscal Year 2000, at Annex D of the original document provides country-by-country details of personnel exchange programs in the Hemisphere.
  

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  U.S. fostered the adoption of the OAS General Assembly Resolution 1643 that called for a meeting of parliamentarians to discuss CSBMs. The OAS held this meeting on March 31, 2000.
  

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  U.S. and hemispheric officers from the navies of the Americas regularly attend various service war colleges where confidence and security-building measures are discussed.
  
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  Students from -Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Brazil, Bolivia, Guyana, Honduras, and Mexico attended various U.S. Marine Corps professional military education programs. Among courses attended were the Basic Officer Course, Amphibious Warfare -School, and Command and Staff.
  

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  The Army Border Commanders' Conference is an informal gathering that meets annually and- is hosted on a rotating basis by the U.S. Army and its Mexican counterpart to foster trust and encourage cooperation on army-to-army issues along the U.S. Mexican border. U.S. delegates include the Fifth Army Commander, the Adjutants General from bordering states, and other senior U.S. Army and Department of Defense officials. The most recent meeting was held in June 2000, and the next is scheduled for May 2001.
  
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  The Fifth Army Inter-American Relations Program is an annual weeklong event sponsored by the U.S. Fifth Army to allow Mexican generals and colonels the opportunity to visit U.S. Army installations in the United States. The program provides a venue to maintain contact among the senior army leaders of the two neighboring countries. The most recent event was held in May 2000, and the next is scheduled for May 2001.
  
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  The United States Southern Command sponsors an annual meeting of the Chiefs of Defense from the seven nations of Central America known as the Central America Security Conference. It was most recently held at the Southern Command's Headquarters in Miami from 13 - 14 July 2000 with a focus on the Command's engagement activities that strengthen regional security cooperation in the areas of Humanitarian Assistance and Counter-drug Operations. The meeting also offers the Chiefs of Defense a neutral forum to discuss regional problems and to develop solutions. This informal contact has served to ease tensions which have risen from the numerous border conflicts in Central America.
  
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  The U.S. conducted humanitarian demining training in Central and South America in support of the OAS and the Inter-American Defense Board in order to assist in the development of a multinational, self-sustaining humanitarian demining program.
  

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  See measure 3-Ch. (Promotion of the development and exchange of information concerning defense policies and doctrines) of Santiago CSBMs.
  

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  In follow-up with the New Orleans Ministerial's cooperative program to address the transportation of nuclear waste, the U.S. has approached other nations engaging in the transportation of nuclear waste and encouraged them to fully comply with the new international standards of safety governing the transport of such goods.
  
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  This issue is discussed at the biennial Inter-American Naval Conference of Shipping.
  

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  The United States Southern Command addresses environmental issues in several ways. The Command sponsors exercises, including Tradewinds and Fuertzas Alliades Humanitarian, that have emphasis on mitigating the results of hurricanes, volcanoes, and other credible regional environmental disasters. On a day to day basis during military phases of both land-based and maritime training phases, emphasis is placed on adhering to U.S. standards in pollution control and in training host nation forces to comply with advanced pollution control protocols.
  
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  In 2000, the U.S. through the USAID launched a 5-year, $30 million Caribbean Regional Program (CRP), which builds upon, in part, a recently completed 3 -year program. CRP' directs support to the countries of the Eastern Caribbean; specifically the Winward Islands -- St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, and Dominica. A large portion CRP assistance targets economic growth, poverty reduction and environmental management; hence, CRP assistance fortifies economic, financial and environmental security in these countries.
  
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  In the area of economic/financial factors, the U.S. through USAID has sought to increase trade capacity, employment, and diversification into nontraditional activities to assist those who are directly displaced by economic restructuring as well as the populations as a whole in the Caribbean.
  

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  USAID has also supported trade reform and integration by strengthening CARICOMs Regional Negotiation Machinpry to effectively participate in negotiations toward the developed and establish of trade regimes that are compatible with FTAA and WTO requirements.
  
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  USAID has provided technical -assistance to increase production of diversified goods and services to improve competitiveness of export-oriented small and medium enterprise.
  
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  USAID also assists economic growth in small economies, through Telecommunication Modernization and Informatics, such as providing technical assistance to support legislative analysis and reform, developing community telecenters; and continuing the successes derived from the USAID-supported establishment of an internet-based network for CARICOM trade ministers--the "Virtual Secretariat".
  
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  USAID is also planning to sponsor future workshops to address financial sector issues such as countries' "harmful tax" issues.
  

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  In the environmental area, the U.S. thorough USAID strives to improve environmental management by both public and private sector entities.
  

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  This environment assistance has three objectives: 1) to protect ecosystems that underwrite tourism and growth and the high potential economic diversification; 2) to address coastal environmental problems; and 3) to reduce land-based sources of coastal and marine pollution. These objectives are addressed by increasing access to best environmental practices, providing technical assistance for the implementation of improved environmental policies and strengthening compliance measures and organization capacity to finance environmental improvements.
  
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  For example, USAID shares lessons learned for program interventions in sustainable tourism and environmental management and works with private national and regional tourism interests, environmental agencies, resources user groups and other donors in selected communities to create market strategies for and manage the Caribbean's first sustainable tourism destinations.
  
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  USAID has been working the Caribbean Tourism Organization, Natural Resources Management Unit, the Caribbean Environmental Health Institute, and others to strengthen environment/trade policies and increase the capacity of the region for strategic management of the tourism sector. USAID is helping to develop a financial strategy to support the Cartagena Convention on Land Based Sources of Pollution.
  

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  In addition to data on imports and exports, the U.S. provides additional background information on military holdings and procurement through national production to the UN Register of Conventional Arms. (The U.S. Southern Command FY 2000 Multilateral Exercise Schedule was attached and appeared in the original document as Annex B.)
  

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  During Fiscal Year 2000, the U.S. participated in bilateral working groups on defense and security issues with, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico.
  
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  The U.S. conducted a series of bilateral talks at the Joint Staff level with Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. These annual meetings, hosted in alternate years in the United States, focus on an exchange of ideas and issues including the development and training of the joint staff, regional security, and support to peacekeeping and disaster assistance operations.
  

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  The U.S. Navy's ongoing exercise and engagement programs at all levels contribute to the overall CSBMs program.
  
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  U.S. Marine Corps general officers hosted counterparts from Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, and Mexico for discussions on developing other training opportunities to assist in solidifying professional relationships between the Services.
  

April 2, 2001

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  Participation in the Mayan Jaguar exercise in the United States. May 23-29, 2000.
  
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  The representative of Honduras to the CFAC, Staff Colonel of Infantry Raúl Edgardo Estrada Guzmán, reported that, as part of the annual program of activities, the Army of Honduras carried out an on-site exercise on Tapaire Hill (9080) between the cities of Marcos de Colón and Choluteca, 38 kms from the border with the neighboring Republic of Nicaragua, in which the units comprising the 101st Infantry Brigade participated. Honduras, Nicaragua, and Guatemala participated. November 2000.
  
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  The Commanding Officer of the Second Infantry Brigade, with headquarters at Santa Ana, El Salvador, the Commanding Officer of Detachment No. 7 of Ahuachapan, El Salvador, and the Deputy Superintendent of the delegation from El Salvador's National Civil Police participated in the protocolary acts for the celebration of Guatemalan Army Day. June 30, 2000.
  
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  Personnel of Military Zone No. 10, Jutiapa, Guatemala participated in a regional ceremony introducing the humanitarian rescue unit at Ilopango Military Base in the Republic of El Salvador. May 24, 2000.
  
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  Personnel from the General Felipe Cruz Parachute Troop Military Base, accompanied by United States military group officers and Soto Cano Base officers (Honduras), and an Embassy of Panama official paid a courtesy visit to this base. Guatemala, United States, and Panama participated. August 31, 2000.
  
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  The Association of Military, Naval, and Air Attachés (Guatemala and represented countries) visited:
  

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  The Adolfo V. Hall Central Institute, Guatemala City. February 11, 2000.
  
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  Military Zone No. 1316, Suchitepequez, the Southern Air Base and Military Aviation School, Retalhuleu. March 17–19, 2000.
  
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  The Polytechnic School, San Juan Sacatepequez. April 5, 2000.
  
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  The Military Studies Center, Guatemala City. May 12, 2000.
  
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  The Guatemalan Air Force, Guatemala City. June 16, 2000.
  

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  Members of the Armed Forces of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua participated in a meeting with representatives of the Conference of Central American Armed Forces (CFAC). February 8-12, 2000.
  
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  Members of the Armed Forces of Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua participated in the meeting of representatives of the Conference of Central American Armed Forces (CFAC). February 14-18, 2000.
  
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  Members of the Armed Forces of Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua participated in the specialized civilian affairs activity. March 6-7, 2000.
  
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  Members of the Armed Forces of El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua participated in the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Conference of Central American Armed Forces (CFAC). March 20–21, 2000.
  
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  Members of the Armed Forces of El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua participated in the meeting with representatives of the Conference of Central American Armed Forces (CFAC). April 5–9, 2000.
  
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  Members of the Armed Forces of Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua participated in the celebration of the anniversary of the Armed Forces of El Salvador. May 7, 2000.
  
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  Members of the Armed Forces of Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua participated in the meeting of the Supreme Council of the Conference of Central American Armed Forces (CFAC). May 17-19, 2000.
  
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  Members of the Armed Forces of Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua participated in a regional activity establishing the CFAC humanitarian rescue unit. May 18, 2000.
  
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  Members of the Armed Forces of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua participated in a meeting of Supreme Council of the Conference of Central American Armed Forces (CFAC). May 15-19, 2000.
  
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  Naval Staff Captain José Oliverio Ruiz Flores, Commanding Officer of the Naval Base of the Atlantic and Commander Luis Monterroso de la Mora, Intelligence Officer of the Naval Base of the Pacific participated in the Inter-American Naval Intelligence Conference. Guatemala and participating countries. June 11-16, 2000.
  
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  Members of the Armed Forces of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua participated in a specialized civilian affairs activity. June 2–3, 2000.
  
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  Members of the Armed Forces of Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua participated in a specialized intelligence activity. June 24-25, 2000.
  
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  Members of the Armed Forces of Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua participated in a meeting of the Conference of Central American Armed Forces (CFAC). June 12-16, 2000.
  
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  Members of the Armed Forces of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua participated in a specialized CFAC air force activity. June 21-22, 2000.
  
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  Members of the Armed Forces of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua participated in the celebration of the anniversary of the Army of Guatemala. June 30, 2000.
  
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  Members of the Armed Forces of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua participated in a meeting with the Conference of Central American Armed Forces (CFAC). August 16-20, 2000.
  
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  Members of the Armed Forces of Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua participated in a specialized air force activity. August 23-26, 2000.
  
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  Members of the Armed Forces of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras participated in the celebration of the anniversary of the Armed Forces of Nicaragua. September 2, 2000.
  
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  Members of the Armed Forces of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua participated in the Third CFAC Specialized Intelligence Meeting. September 20-21, 2000.
  
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  Members of the Armed Forces of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras participated in the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Conference of Central American Armed Forces (CFAC). September 27, 2000.
  
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  Members of the Armed Forces of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua participated in the meeting of the Supreme Council of the Conference of Central American Armed Forces (CFAC). October 25-29, 2000.
  
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  Personnel from Guatemalan Army headquarters visited the US Army's Fort Polk in Louisiana for a military police training exchange. April 20-May 7, 2000.
  
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  Military personnel from Fort Polk, Louisiana, United States participated in a military police training exchange at Guatemalan Army headquarters. April 20-May 7, 2000.
  
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  Senior officers, junior staff, and specialists from the General Felipe Cruz Parachute Troop Military Base participated in a multinational jumping and disaster support exchange in Soto Cano, Honduras. March 12-16, 2000.
  
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  Military personnel from the Naval Base of the Pacific participated in the twentieth international symposium on marine turtle biology and conservation, held in Orlando Florida, United States. February 25-March 6, 2000.
  
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  Personnel from the Naval Base of the Atlantic participated in the meeting on the "Environmental Efficiency of Maritime Transport Operations in the Gulf of Honduras" project (TC-99-12-00-0), developed for the regional "Proarca Costas" program. February 9, 2000.
  
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  Members of the Armed Forces of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua participated in military education activities. May 26-28, 2000.
  
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  The Military Health Service participated in the inauguration of CFAC humanitarian activities, with the participation of five specialists from the Service, in San Salvador. El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua also participated. May 24-June 2, 2000.
  
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  Members of the Armed Forces of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua participated in military education activities. May 29, 2000.
  
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  Members of the Armed Forces of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua participated in military education activities. August 7, 2000.
  
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  A civilian affairs official of Military Zone No. 10 met with educational authorities of Guatemala and El Salvador to coordinate in connection with the Central American Torch for Peace event. August 11, 2000.
  
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  Working meeting on the "Healthy Borders" project, with the participation of health and local authorities of Santa Ana and Ahuachapan, El Salvador and of Jutiapa Department. September 9, 2000.
  
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  Military personnel from Military Zone No. 23, Santa Elena, Peten and U.S. Army military personnel visited various communities in Peten Department that will benefit from the "New Horizons" project. April 2000.
  
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  Military personnel from Military Zone No. 6, Puerto Barrios; Office of the Attorney General and Department of Narcotics Operations (DOAN) staff; and U.S. Army personnel conducted exercises with U.S. helicopters in operation Mayan Jaguar to detect, intercept, eradicate, and destroy marijuana and poppy plantations and drug shipments on the borders between Peten Department, Río Dulce, Lake Izabal, and Amatique Bay. May 22-28, 2000.
  
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  Members of the Armed Forces of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras participated in the meeting on mine-clearing. April 12-13, 2000.
  
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  Members of the Armed Forces of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua participated in the meeting on mine-clearing of the Conference of Central American Armed Forces (CFAC). September 21-24, 2000.
  
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  MINUGUA, human rights, and Military Zone No. 22, Playa Grande personnel participated in the presentation of the tenth report of the UN Secretary General on compliance with the Comprehensive Agreement on Human Rights. January 20, 2000.
  
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  Ministry of National Defense, delegates from the Organization of American States, nongovernmental organizations and government agencies, the Ixcan, Quiche cooperative and the population in general participated in the completion of mine-clearing operations carried out by the mission for mine-clearing in Central America (MARMINCA) in the town of Ixcan, Quiche. January 7-27, 2000.
  
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  Members of the Armed Forces of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua participated in a specialized peacekeeping activity. August 10-11, 2000.
  
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  Army headquarters personnel provided security and transit control services in the area surrounding the Hotel Marriott on the occasion of the visit to Guatemala of the Commanding Officers of the Corps of Military Engineers of Central America, Panama, and the United States, who participated in the first seminar of Central American military engineers. July 19, 2000.
  
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  Army headquarters personnel provided security and transit control services in the area surrounding the Hotel Radisson on the occasion of the visit to Guatemala of official delegations from the Republics of El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua, who attended the second CFAC specialized military education/training activity. May 2000.
  
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  Army headquarters personnel supported the civilian security forces by providing security services in the area surrounding the Hotel Camino Real on the occasion of the visit to Guatemala of the ministers of defense and cadets of the Republics of El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Mexico.
  

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  Civilian affairs company personnel of Military Zone No. 20, el Quiche, of the Army of Guatemala participated in the workshop on preparation of disaster plans, given by the National Office for Disaster Reduction (CONRED). May 9, 2000.
  

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  Exchange of military patrol schedules with Belize. November 8, 2000.
  
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  Exchange of military attachés with Belize. November 8, 2000.
  
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  Regular contact between battalion commanders of the Belize Defense Forces and the Guatemalan Army. November 8, 2000.
  
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  Guatemala and Belize decided to issue common identity documents for persons living in the border area in order to protect human rights and not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity or national origin. November 8, 2000.
  
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  Guatemala and Belize agreed to provide provisional legal land tenure security. November 8, 2000.
  
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  Guatemala and Belize agreed to harmonize their use of maps through identification of source and scale. November 8, 2000.
  
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  Guatemala and Belize agreed on the designation of fact-finding committees. November 8, 2000.
  
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  A telecommunications exercise was developed for the integrated American Armies communications system (SICOMEA) radio network to check the integration and operation of competent SICOMEA radio stations as an optional or alternative means of communication for network member armies and to promote the treatment of matters of common interest to the organization through exchange of Conference of American Armies documents. December 4-7, 2000.
  

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  Through the Embassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Guatemala, coordinated by its defense attaché office, English courses at basic, intermediate, and advanced level were given to officers, specialists, and troops of the Guatemalan Army. January-December 2000.
  
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  Personnel from Military Zone No. 21, COBAN, of the Guatemalan Army participated in the forest firefighters course given by National Forestry Institute (INAB). April 7, 2000.
  

Guyana has presented the following report to the IADB for inclusion in the inventory of confidence- and security-building measures applied by member states of the OAS.

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  International Officers Amphibious Search and Rescue Course in San Diego, California USA. Duration 82 days. Attended by 1 Junior Officer. The GDF Coast Guard is now is better equipped to conduct Search and Rescue Operations.
  
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  Caribbean Information Sharing Network Technical Group Meeting in Miami, USA. Duration of 3 days. Attended by 1 Senior and 1 Junior Officer. This is an ongoing project that is aimed at developing an Information Sharing Network among Caribbean Territories and the US SOUTHCOM.
  
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  An Epidemiological Seminar in Miami USA. Lasted 7 days. Attended by 2 Junior Officers. This seminar has trained two senior medical personnel of the GDF to provide better service to both the GDF and the nation.
  
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  Conference for coordinating activities related to EXERCISE TRADEWINDS in 1999 in Barbados. Lasted 3 days. Attended by 1 Senior Officer. The conference was beneficial in that it was used to coordinate activities related to EXERCISE TRADEWINDS 1999. The Exercise was aimed at disaster preparedness (both natural and man made) and the eradication of illegal drugs in the Caribbean.
  
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  The Fifth Regional Meeting of Military Exchange and Intelligence in Boa Vista, Brazil. Lasted 3 days. Attended by 2 Senior and 2 Junior Officers. This meeting was vital in that it ensured that the mechanism was put in place for both countries to access information pertaining to trans border threats, such as the Illegal Arms Trade, Cattle Rustling, Illegal Mining, Illegal Drug Trade and Wildlife Poaching.
  
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  The US Reserve Component Forces conducted Ex New in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic for 5 days. 3 Junior Officers attended. The Engineering and Medical personnel who attended the Exercise are now in a better position to serve both the GDF and Guyana.
  
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  A Drug Enforcement Administration Course of 6 days at the El Paso Intelligence Centre, El Paso, Texas, USA. 1 Senior Officer attended. This course provided a forum to discuss, plan and coordinate both defence and security issues as it relates to the Illegal Drug Trade in this hemisphere.
  
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  Planning Conference for Peace-keeping operations in Kingston, Jamaica. Lasted 5 days, and 1 Senior Officer attended. This conference was beneficial in that it served to remind both the GDF and Guyana about the rights of the individual.
  
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  The Engineering Officer Peace-keeping Operations Course in Halifax, Canada. It lasted 15 days, and 1 Junior Officer attended. This course has benefited both the GDF and Guyana by making us aware of the International Conventions that exist and that Guyana has signed and satisfied but does not always implement.
  
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  Guide to the Guyana Able Disable Athletics Club team during the New York Marathon in the USA that lasted 12 days. 1 Lance Corporal attended. This soldier was able to both benefit and serve his country as the guide to the Guyanese disabled athletes who were mainly civilians.
  

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  Working meeting between the Foreign Ministers of Honduras and Nicaragua and their accompanying delegations, with the OAS Special Representative, Mr. Luigi Einaudi, in San Salvador, El Salvador, on February 6-7, 2000. The General Commander of the Honduran Navy, Naval Staff Captain Rolando González Flores, also attended.
  

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  Working meeting between the Foreign Ministers of Honduras and Nicaragua and their accompanying delegations, with the OAS Special Representative, Luigi Einaudi, Washington D.C., March 7-12, 2000. The General Commander of the Honduran Navy also attended.
  

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  10th meeting of the CFAC Executive Committee, held in El Salvador. Attended by El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala; March 20-21, 2000. It was attended by the Assistant Head of the EMC, Infantry Col. Julián Aristides González Irias.
  
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  Meeting of the Head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Honduran Armed Forces and his staff with the Commander in Chief of the Nicaraguan Army and his staff, June 23, 2000. The meeting was held at Las Manos customs station.
  
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  5th conference of directors of intelligence agencies from Central America and Panama, called for by China and held in San José, Costa Rica. Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and China attended; July 25, 2000. Staff Infantry Col. Jorge Alberto Rodas Gamero attended.
  
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  1st Specialized Conference on civilian matters and military lawyers, among the armies of the American nations, August 5-12, 2000. Attended by the army staff of the host country, Honduras; held in San Pedro Sula.
  
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  Meeting of heads of the armed forces of Central America, Panama, Belize, and a delegation from the USAF. Honduras, Panama, Belize, USA, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua participated; Sept. 25-27, 2000. Participants: Aviac. Col. José A. San Martin Flores, Aviac. Col. Gerardo E. Carvajal Midence, Aviac. Col. Santos Valladares Zavala.
  

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  Conference of the First Specialized Logistics Activity of the C-FAC, in Nicaragua; attended by El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua, Sept. 26-27, 2000. Staff Inf. Col. Francisco Caballero Cardona attended.
  
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  6th meeting of the Executive Committee of C-FAC, held in Guatemala, October 14-15, 2000; the participants were El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. It was attended by the Assistant Head of the EMC, Staff Inf. Col. Julian Aristides Gonzales Irias.
  

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  6th meeting of the CFAC Supreme Council, held in El Salvador; attended by El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua; Nov. 22-25, 2000. The Secretary of National Defense and the Head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff attended.
  
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  Meeting of American Air Force Commanders (midlevel CONJEFAMER), in the USA. Several countries attended; Nov. 23-25, 2000. Participants: Aviac. Col. Gerardo E. Carbajal Midence, Aviac. Maj. German Antonio Valle Aguilar.
  

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  Humanitarian demining operations in Honduras, September 2000. Demining operations continue, under the supervision of Marminca military observers.
  
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  Destruction of stockpiled antipersonnel mines, in accordance with the Ottawa Convention as signed by the Honduran government in 1998, between Oct. 30 and Nov. 2, 2000. The destruction of the stockpiled mines was duly witnessed by the OAS representative in Honduras, military observers from Marminca, and program officials.
  
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  Report to the C-FAC member countries on the destruction of stockpiled antipersonnel mines, Honduras, Nov. 2-5, 2000. 7,441 antipersonnel mines were destroyed.
  

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  Naval staff course at Newport, R.I, Virginia, USA. Attended by one naval officer, January 10 to June 16, 2000.
  
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  Command and staff course at Fort Benning, Georgia. One naval officer attended, from Jan. 10 to Dec. 14, 2000.
  
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  International navigation course, England. January 10 to March 15, 2000.
  
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  Central American regatta competition, in San Salvador, El Salvador. Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador participated. January 15-16, 2000. One officer and seven sailors from Honduras participated.
  
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  IAAFA administration and logistics course, in the USA, Feb. 12 to Apr. 20, 2000. Two naval officers participated.
  
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  Leadership development course for cadets at Fort Benning, Georgia, USA. Officers from the XXXVI (10) 2nd Lt. of the XXXVI Class attended; February 14 to March 13, 2000.
  
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  9th meeting of representatives, held in El Salvador. Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua attended; February 15-16, 2000. Staff Inf. Col. Raúl Edgardo Estrada Guzman attended.
  
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  Humanitarian assistance exercise for natural disasters and parachute jump, involving the Central American nations and the USA, February 25 to March 15, 2000.
  

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  Basic electricity course, Camp Lejeune, United States. One officer attended, February 27 to August 18, 2000.
  
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  Search and rescue course, Yorktown, Virginia, USA. A naval officer attended, March 1-12, 2000.
  
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  Seminar of the working group for reforming the armed forces' military legal system, held in Puerto Rico, March 9-15, 2000. Military Justice Maj. Jorge Miguel Pavón Guerrero attended.
  
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  Latin American regatta competition, qualifying rounds for the Olympics in Sydney, Australia; held in Mexico City, March 10-26, 2000. Two naval officers and seven sailors participated.
  
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  Multinational humanitarian assistance jump for natural disasters. Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and the USA participated; March 12-16, 2000. Held in the 2nd BIAT.
  
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  Training exchange between Honduras, Puerto Rico, and the USA; March 14-18, 2000. Staff Inf. Col. Luis Alonso Maldonado Gales attended.
  

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  International defense procurement course, Spain; March 20 to April 13, 2000. Staff Inf. Col. Carlos Alberto Andino Benitez attended.
  
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  International course on organized crime, called for by Spain, held in Nicaragua. Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and China; March 27-31, 2000. Staff Inf. Col. Jorge Alberto Rodas Gamero and Staff Inf. Lt. Col. Oscar Alfredo Flores Barahona attended.
  
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  20th Latin American Naval Conference; Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, March 27-31, 2000. The General Commander of the Navy and one senior officer attended.
  
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  Legal knowledge exchange seminar, with members of the U.S. Air Force and a USAF legal advisor; April 1-11, 2000, at the Pentagon, USA. Military Justice Maj. Jorge Miguel Pavón Guerrero attended.
  
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  Special visit to the supply training center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA, April 10-14, 2000. One senior naval officer attended.
  
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  Special visit to the Navy Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, USA; April 24-28, 2000. Three senior naval officers participated.
  
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  Basic electronics, IAAFA, in the USA; May 1 to Dec. 15, 2000. One naval officer participated.
  
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  Visit to Fort Santiago, Puerto Rico, May 4-7, 2000. Staff Inf. Col. Luis Alonso Maldonado Galeas attended.
  
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  4th meeting of the technical committee, convened by China, held in San José, Costa Rica. Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and China participated, in May 2000. Staff Inf. Lt. Col. Oscar Alfredo Flores Barahona attended.
  
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  Special visit to the U.S. Coast Guard Operational and Logistics Group and to the SIMA naval maintenance center in Norfolk, Virginia, USA; May 15-19, 2000. Three naval officers participated.
  
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  Conference for Central American patrol boat commanders, San José, Costa Rica. All the nations of Central America participated, May 16-20, 2000. Four naval officers attended.
  

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  Training exchange with the National Guard of Puerto Rico, May 28, 2000. 31 members of the Puerto Rico National Guard participated.
  
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  2nd Specialized Military Education Activity, held in Guatemala. El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua participated; May 29 to June 2, 2000. Honduras's Director of Doctrine and Head of the Doctrine Department attended.
  
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  Visit to the Argentine Joint Training Center for Peace Operations. May 30 to June 3, 2000. The head of the Org. Ops. & Admin. Dept. (E-3), Staff Art. Col. Humberto Cabrera Rodriguez, attended.
  
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  Visit to the United States, May 30, June 20, 2000. Staff Signals Col. Jose Isaias Barahona Herrera attended.
  
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  Basic supply course, Athens, Georgia, United States. Several Latin American countries attended; June 1 to August 12, 2000. One naval officer participated.
  
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  Training exchange with Puerto Rico, June 4-17, 2000. A platoon from the Honduran Army, comprising three officers and 50 rank-and-file (53 in total) attended.
  
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  Operation Blue Lightning, with Honduran and U.S. troops; June 14-27, 2000. Participants: 224 U.S. troops and 198 Honduran troops.
  
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  Basic naval intelligence course, in San Diego California, United States. Several Latin American countries attended; June 16 to August 15, 2000. One senior naval officer attended.
  
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  Decorations meeting between officers of the 5th infantry battalion of the Honduran Army and Nicaraguan officers, June 20, 2000. Staff Inf. Lt. Col. Wilfredo Oliva Osorto attended.
  
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  Meeting between the Central American Air Forces and the U.S. Air Force to fight trafficking in drugs, arms, and national relics in Central America, June 1-11, 2000. Military Justice Maj. Jorge Miguel Pavón Guerrero attended.
  

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  Official visit to the supply training center, Fort Seward, Georgia, USA; June 26-30, 2000. One senior naval officer attended.
  
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  Anniversary celebrations of the Guatemalan Army, June 30, 2000. Honduras's Undersecretary of National Defense and the Head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff attended.
  
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  First war games for applying international law on armed conflicts. Several Central American and Caribbean nations participated, July 17-21, 2000. One naval officer participated.
  
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  Meeting of CORHEE (Human Resources, Education, and Training Committee) between Canada and Honduras, July 24-28, 2000. Aviac. Col. Venancio Cervantes attended.
  
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  Visit to the air section of the U.S. Coast Guard Service's 7th district; Miami, USA, June 26-29, 2000. One senior naval officer attended.
  

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  2nd Specialized Military Health Activity, held in Honduras. El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and the USA participated; August 7-9, 2000. It was organized by the Director of Military Health.
  
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  1st Specialized Operations Activity held in Honduras. El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Guatemala participated; August 10-11, 2000. The (C-3) organizer and Operations Chiefs participated.
  
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  First Specialized Activity of the Central American Air Forces, August 23-25, 2000. Aviac. Col. José A. San Martin Flores attended.
  
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  Operation SAR ARCADE (search and rescue) between Argentina and Honduras, Sept. 4-8, 2000. Aviac. Lt. Col. Ramon Lanza Duarte participated.
  
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  Visit to Fort Leonar and Fort Belvoir, USA, Sept. 9-16, 2000. Eng. Lt. Col. Herberth Bayardo Inestroza M. participated. Presentation by E.T.C. ALFA .
  
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  1st public affairs exchange between Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, USA, and Dominican Republic, Sept. 11-14, 2000. Staff Inf. Col. Gregorio Escobar Yanez, Aux. Lt. Santos Nolasco Guifarro, and Sub. Aux. Lt. Luisa Victoria Zelaya Castro attended.
  

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  PREVAC meeting (accident prevention) between Ecuador and Honduras, Sept. 13-17, 2000. Aviac. Capt. Jorge Andrés Martínez Detari attended.
  
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  3rd specialized intelligence meeting held in Guatemala, attended by Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, Sept. 18-22, 2000. Staff Inf. Col. Jorge Alberto Rodas Gamero, and Staff Inf. Lt. Col. Bayardo Emilio Bustillo Cerrato attended.
  
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  11th meeting of representatives, held in El Salvador; El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala attended, Sept. 18-22, 2000. Staff Inf. Col. Raúl Edgardo Estrada Guzman attended.
  
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  3rd conference on military engineering held in Guatemala; El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala participated, Sept. 18-22, 2000. The (C-2) and the Head of the Intelligence Department attended.
  
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  A conference on women in the Honduran Air Force was held and a delegation from El Salvador attended; Sept. 24, 2000. Aviac. Col. Alberto Ramiréz Matheu participated.
  

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  Exercise by the Humanitarian and Rescue Unit UHR-CFAC, held in Nicaragua, with the participation of El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, October 25-27, 2000. Seven officers participated: one major and six captains as the staff officers.
  
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  12th meeting of representatives, held in El Salvador, with the participation of Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala, October 29 to November 2, 2000. Staff Inf. Col. Raúl Edgardo Estrada Guzman participated.
  
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  Meeting of SITFFAA (Data Processing and Telecommunications Committee) in the USA; several countries participated, from October 10 to November 3, 2000. Signals Maj. Bernabe Avila Flores attended.
  
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  2nd Specialized Central American Naval Activity, held in Guatemala with the participation of El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua, Nov. 8-9, 2000. The commanding officer of the Navy and FN-3 participated.
  
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  Central American regatta championship, held in El Salvador, with the participation of several Central American nations, November 9-13, 2000. Eight sailors participated, representing the national squad.
  
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  Orientation in the organization and implementation of logistics management methods, between Honduras and Puerto Rico, Nov. 12-18, 2000. Seven officers participated.
  

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  Reconnaissance and planning for the 2001 New Horizons Exercise (Jan. 9 to May 10, 2001) between Honduras and the USA, during the year 2000. Exercise dedicated to improving roads, building schools, and medical brigades.
  
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  New Horizons Exercises, involving Honduras and the USA, January 2 to May 30, 2001.
  
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  Celebration of the CLXXV anniversary of the Honduran Army; Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua participated, Dec. 11, 2000.
  
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  Working meeting of the ADOC Committee, Military Law for Peace Operations, involving Canada, the USA, Guatemala, and Chile, Dec. 11-17, 2000. Participants: Staff Inf. Col. José Santos Reyes Argueta and Lt. Col. Julian Pacheco Tinoco (a qualified attorney).
  
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  1st Specialized Human Rights Activity, held in El Salvador. El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua, Nov. 6-7, 2000. The Human Rights Director attended.
  

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  COVI (Illegal Flights Committee) between Peru and Honduras, Aug. 28 to Sept. 1, 2000. Aviac. Lt. Col. Ruis Pastor Landa attended.
  

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  A platoon was dispatched to El Salvador as a natural disaster force, May 23-24, 2000. Participants: 7 officers, 18 army troops, 4 navy troops, 3 air force troops (total 32).
  
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  Participation by the Humanitarian and Rescue Unit UHR-CFAC, in El Salvador. El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua were present; May 25, 2000. 26 troops from each member country participated.
  

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  2nd Specialized Activity of Central American Air Forces, held in Nicaragua. El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua participated, June 21-22, 2000. The commanding officer of the Air Force and the Head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff attended.
  

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  Seminar-workshop on protecting marine resources, held in San Salvador, El Salvador. Central American nations and Panama participated, July 26, 2000. The Head of the Navy Staff, Capt. Miguel Angel Silva attended.
  
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  Conference on confidence-building measures, held in Honduras, October 11, 2000. A lecture was given to the 11th course of the National Defense College (CDN).
  
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  Conference on confidence-building measures, held in Honduras, Nov. 7, 2000. A lecture was given to the command course and staff officers of the Officer Training School (EAO).
  
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  3rd Central American Military Forum for a culture of peace and nonviolence, held in Honduras. Participants: El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua, Dec 12-13, 2000. Attended by ministers, commanding officers, EMC directors, directors of Honduran institutions of higher education, and the delegations of the CFAC member countries.
  

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  Peace Exercises North 2000, among the nations of Central America and the Caribbean, August 15-30, 2000. The joint chiefs of staff participated. Held in Honduras, at the AMHGFM military academy.
  
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  Mission as military observers with the UN in Western Sahara (MINURSO), January 5 to September 12, 2000. Since 1992 Honduras has been participating in UN peace missions.
  

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  Joint maritime patrols between Honduras and Nicaragua, May 2, 2000. One naval officer and seven sailors were present.
  

CP/CSH-237/99 add. 5 November 14, 2000

CP/CSH-327/00 November 14, 2000

CP/CSH-383/01 add.4 June 7, 2001

CP/CSH-390/01 add.1 June 7, 2001

CP/CSH-408/01 June 7, 2001

November 14, 2000

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  Mexico submitted a copy of the 1999 United Nations Register of Conventional Arms and the Standardized International Reporting of Military Expenditures.
  

November 14, 2000

June 7, 2001