The following document was adopted by the States Parties to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe on the scope and parameters of the process commissioned in paragraph 19 of the Final Document of the First CFE Treaty Review Conference. The meeting of the States Parties to the CFE Treaty took place in Lisbon, Portugal.

Secretary Warren Christopher spoke with reporters at the China World Hotel, Beijing, China.

Let me answer the second question first. I think the American people, since they've been hearing this for five years, took a long, hard look at it, and they measured that against what they saw in terms of the work of this administration, in terms of the people who were laboring hard to make their lives better, and in terms of the President. And I think they made their judgment that I have worked hard for them, I will keep working hard for them, and that that is my motivation for being here. And I think that they gave me their trust, and I'm going to do my best to be worthy of it.

One year ago in Dayton, the leaders of Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia turned from the horror of war to the promise of peace. Their historic decision came after nearly four years of horrible bloodshed, the bloodiest conflict Europe has seen since World War II; after a quarter million deaths, after 2 million people were made refugees, after countless atrocities that shocked the conscience of the world.

The EU has noted that a significant number of the local election results in urban centers [of the Former Republic of Yugoslavia] have been set aside and will be re-run in a third round of voting. The EU has also noted opposition allegations of irregularities in the conduct of the elections in a number of municipalities and particularly in the town of Nis.

We, the Heads of State or Government of the participating States of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, have met in Lisbon to assess the situation in the OSCE region and to establish a co-operative foundation for our common security. As we approach the new century, it is more important than ever that we build together a peaceful OSCE region where all our nations and individuals feel secure.

No. That decision was taken by the President several months ago. It was a decision, really a prospective decision. The President felt that he could not provide the new leadership for the U.N. unless there was a change in the U.N. Secretary General.