The planned cooperation structure is a good way to take account of these Nordic states' legitimate interest in participating in the process.

But China this morning announced it was postponing planned cooperation with the United States on human rights and military matters.

By coordinated and planned cooperation of the elements, the organization is able to solve tasks that lie beyond the abilities of the single elements.

It provides information on the most important federal statistics work, the current financial and human resources outlay of the Confederation and planned cooperation with partners abroad.

In this respect, one of the variants considered is reminiscent of the Dutch polder model, the structurally planned cooperation between government, trade unions and employers' organisations.

Openness to all humanistic disciplines will also make the Berlin Academy a unique institution, as will its planned cooperation with research institutions in various Eastern and European centres.

The chief agreement from the visit listed a broad range of areas of planned cooperation, including nuclear energy and outer space, the fuel and power industries, transport and communications, agriculture, forestry, the chemical industry and environmental protection.

As regards environmental issues, at the third summit in Stockholm we planned cooperation in view of last December's Copenhagen Summit and a bioenergy initiative involving Brazil, the EU and the African Union.

Key topics on the comprehensive agenda include the planned cooperation agreement, securing the supply of energy, Russia's accession to the WTO, climate change, the situation in the Caucasus and, above all, the situation with regard to democracy and the rule of law in Russia.