Helsinki 1975 All the principles set forth above are of primary significance and, accordingly, they will be equally and unreservedly applied, each of them being interpreted taking into account the others. The participating States express their determination fully to respect and apply these principles, as set forth in the present Declaration, in all aspects, to their mutual relations and cooperation in order to ensure to each participating State the benefits resulting from the respect and application of these principles by all. The participating States, paying due regard to the principles above and, in particular, to the first sentence of the tenth principle, “Fulfilment in good faith of obligations under international law”, note that the present Declaration does not affect their rights and obligations, nor the corresponding treaties and other agreements and arrangements. The participating States express the conviction that respect for these principles will encourage the development of normal and friendly relations and the progress of cooperation among them in all fields. They also express the conviction that respect for these principles will encourage the development of political contacts among them which in time would contribute to better mutual understanding of their positions and views. The participating States declare their intention to conduct their relations with all other States in the spirit of the principles contained in the present Declaration. (b) Matters related to giving effect to certain of the above Principles (i) The participating States, Reaffirming that they will respect and give effect to refraining from the threat or use of force and convinced of the necessity to make it an effective norm of international life, Declare that they are resolved to respect and carry out, in their relations with one another, inter alia, the following provisions which are in conformity with the Declaration on Principles Guiding Relations between Participating States: • To give effect and expression, by all the ways and forms which they consider appropriate, to the duty to refrain from the threat or use of force in their relations with one another. • To refrain from any use of armed forces inconsistent with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the provisions of the Declaration on Principles Guiding Relations between Participating States, against another participating State, in particular from invasion of or attack on its territory. • To refrain from any manifestation of force for the purpose of inducing another participating State to renounce the full exercise of its sovereign rights. OSCE Human Dimension Commitments