The Conference of the Parties
1. Underlines the need and urgency of taking a decision on the location of the Permanent Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention and decided that, serviced by the interim Secretariat, a meeting at expert level will be held within six months to prepare for High-level meeting to be organized by the Presidency. In preparation for the meetings Country offers should be updated, proposed sites should be visited, and criteria for the selection of the location should be prepared.