As Russia and the other countries of the former Soviet Union move their economies away from the inefficient autarky of the Soviet era towards a more efficient integration with the worldeconomy, considerations of trade and investment will prevail over other forces.
Policies and measures to help the progressive integrationof poor countries into the worldeconomy are among issues to be discussed by an intergovernmental body laying the groundwork for the Third United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries, to be held next year.
Bulgaria is a modernizing country, and I know that the Prime Minister is interested in a range of reforms to create an open and transparent government, to improve trade and commerce between our two countries, as a leader in the Balkans in moving towards further integration with Europe and the rest of the worldeconomy.
Underpinning this development is the integrationof half the world's population into the global market economy, and the deepening and broadening of the capital and derivative markets.