Implementation of Commitments pa rt I 2.3.2 Governments of Other Countries and International Organizations Helsinki 1992 (Summit Declaration) 7. We reaffirm the validity of the guiding principles and common values of the Helsinki Final Act and the Charter of Paris, embodying responsibilities of States towards each other and of governments towards their people. These are the collective conscience of our community. We recognize our accountability to each other for complying with them. We underline the democratic rights of citizens to demand from their governments respect for these values and standards. Helsinki 1992 (Decisions: IV. Relations with International Organizations, Relations with Non-Participating States, Role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)) (1) (…) Successful efforts to build a lasting peaceful and democratic order and to manage the process of change require more structured and substantive input from groups, individuals, States and organizations outside the CSCE process. To this end, the participating States have decided as follows: Relations with international organizations (2) The participating States, reaffirming their commitments to the Charter of the United Nations as subscribed to by them, declare their understanding that the CSCE is a regional arrangement in the sense of Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations and as such provides an important link between European and global security (…) (3) Recalling the relevant decisions of the Prague Document, the participating States will improve contact and practical co-operation with appropriate international organizations. (…) Relations with non-participating Mediterranean States (7) Recalling the provisions of the Final Act and other CSCE relevant documents and consistent with established practice, the non-participating Mediterranean States will continue to be invited to contribute to CSCE activities. (…) Relations with non-participating States (9) (…) the participating States intend to deepen their co-operation and develop a substantial relationship with non-participating States…which display an interest in the CSCE, share its principles and objectives, and are actively engaged in European cooperation through relevant organizations. 24 OSCE Human Dimension Commitments