Article 1
1. For the purpose of providing follow-up to the 2008 EU seminar on ‘Middle East Security, WMD Non-Proliferation and Disarmament’, the EU shall support activities in order to further the following objectives: — to encourage regional political and security-related dialogue within civil societies and governments, and more particularly among experts, officials and academics, — to identify 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, — 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, — 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 EU shall cover the following specific activities: (a) providing means for the organisation of a follow-up event related to the 2008 EU seminar on ‘Middle East Security, WMD Non-Proliferation and Disarmament’; (b) providing means for the preparation of background papers on subjects dealt with by the follow-up seminar. A detailed description of the projects is set out in the Annex.