The Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Belarus, the
Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, Canada, the Czech Republic, the Kingdom
of Denmark, the French Republic, the Republic of Georgia, the Federal Republic of
Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Iceland,
the Italian Republic, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the
Republic of Moldova, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic
of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, Romania, the Russian Federation, the Slovak Republic,
the Kingdom of Spain, the Republic of Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America, which are the States
Parties to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe of November 19, 1990, hereinafter referred to as the States Parties,
Committed to meeting the objectives and requirements of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe of November 19, 1990, hereinafter referred to as the Treaty, while responding to
the historic changes which have occurred in Europe since the Treaty was signed,
Recalling in this context the undertaking in paragraph 4 of the Joint Declaration
of Twenty-Two States signed in Paris on November 19, 1990, to maintain only such military
capabilities as are necessary to prevent war and provide for effective defence and
to bear in mind the relationship between military capabilities and doctrines, and
confirming their commitment to that undertaking,
Having met together at a joint Extraordinary Conference chaired by the Hellenic Republic
in Vienna on February 5, 1993, pursuant to Article XXI, paragraph 2, of the Treaty and Section VII, paragraph 4 of the Concluding Act,
Have agreed as follows: