— further develop cooperation in the prevention of and fight against the illicit trafficking of WMD-related materials, — cooperate on developing effective systems of national export control, controlling export and transit of WMD-related materials, including WMD end-use control on dual use of technologies, and effective sanctions for breaches of these export controls, — improve overall coordination in the non-proliferation area and examine specific threats related to WMD which undermine regional security and the scope of cooperation in addressing them, — promote the relevant provisions on the political and security partnership of the Barcelona Declaration with the objective to pursue a mutually and effectively verifiable Middle East zone free of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems in consonance both with President Mubarak’s initiative in this regard and the principles of the EU Strategy against the proliferation of WMD. 2.1.2. Economic development and reform (a)