Article 1
1
For the purpose of providing follow-up to the 2011 seminar to 'promote confidence building and in support of a process aimed at establishing a zone free of WMD and means of delivery in the Middle East', the Union shall support activities in order to further the following objectives:
a
to support the work of the Facilitator for the 2012 Conference on the establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction;
b
to enhance the visibility of the Union as a global actor and in the region in the field of non-proliferation;
c
to encourage regional political and security-related dialogue within civil societies and governments, and more particularly among experts, officials and academics;
d
to identify concrete confidence-building measures that could serve as practical steps towards the prospect of a Middle East zone free of WMD and their means of delivery;
e
to encourage discussion on the universalisation and implementation of relevant international treaties and other instruments to prevent the proliferation of WMD and their delivery systems;
f
to discuss issues related to the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and international and regional cooperation in this regard.
2
In this context, the projects to be supported by the Union shall cover the following specific activities:
a
providing means for the organisation of a follow-up event related to the 2008 and 2011 Union seminars, to be held before the 2012 Conference in the form of a track-2 seminar;
b
providing means for the preparation of background papers on subjects dealt with by the follow-up seminar;
c
providing means for the creation of a dedicated page on the website of the EU Non Proliferation Consortium of Think Tanks;
d
providing means for the participation of non-governmental experts from the Union, when necessary and in close coordination with the European External Action Service (EEAS), to relevant official, non-governmental and track-2 initiatives, such as the Amman Framework.
A detailed description of the projects is set out in the Annex.