Human Rights That Are Applicable to All pa rt II Conscious of the need for an ever wider knowledge and understanding of the various aspects of life in other participating States, Acknowledging the contribution of this process to the growth of confidence between peoples, Desiring, with the development of mutual understanding between the participating States and with the further improvement of their relations, to continue further efforts towards progress in this field, Recognizing the importance of the dissemination of information from the other participating States and of a better acquaintance with such information, (…) Make it their aim to facilitate the freer and wider dissemination of information of all kinds, to encourage co-operation in the field of information and the exchange of information with other countries (…) Vienna 1989 (Co-operation in Humanitarian and Other Fields) (34) (…) in accordance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and their relevant international commitments concerning seeking, receiving and imparting information of all kinds, [the participating States] will ensure that individuals can freely choose their sources of information. In this context they will (…) • allow individuals, institutions and organizations, while respecting intellectual property rights, including copyright, to obtain, possess, reproduce and distribute information material of all kinds. To these ends they will remove any restrictions inconsistent with the abovementioned obligations and commitments. (35) They will take every opportunity offered by modern means of communication, including cable and satellites. to increase the freer and wider dissemination of information of all kinds. They will also encourage co-operation and exchanges between their relevant institutions, organizations and technical experts, and work towards the harmonization of technical standards and norms. (36) They will ensure in practice that official information bulletins can be freely distributed on their territory by the diplomatic and other official missions and consular posts of the other participating States. (…) (45) They will ensure in practice that persons belonging to national minorities or regional cultures on their territories can disseminate, have access to, and exchange information in their mother tongue. 112 OSCE Human Dimension Commitments