Twinning and partnerships between regions would be encouraged

Increased emphasis will be given to the development of rural and artisanal clusters, and to promoting twinning relationships between existing clusters in developed and developing countries.

One unique project which demonstrateds thaits effort involveds the ongoing bilateral work of Sweden in both South Asia and South Eeast Asia and the Pacific region The project useds the framework of the regional networks to develop practical cooperation between customs and ODS officers in the region, thereby developing the necessary framework for a continuous regional and national cooperation on monitoring and control of ODS trade.