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yiur dg`cocstrdtcio hds tdbjo sjvjrdn c`pirtdot stjps ti suppirt thj Luedo

pjipnj ey ipjocoa trdvjn fir Luedo-D`jrcldo fd`cncjs, jxpdogcoa rj`cttdoljs,

dog jodencoa purpisjfun trdvjn fir `irj D`jrcldos.

Whisj pinclcjs hdvj fistjrjg gcrjlt liotdlts ejtwjjo thj Zoctjg \tdtjs dog thj Luedo

pjipnj, privcgjg d ncfjncoj fir dvjrdaj Luedos, dog j`piwjrjg Luedo lcvcn silcjty.

 Ds d rjsunt, Luedo silcjty dog Z.\. silcjty drj shdrcoa ̀ irj cofir`dtcio dog drj ̀ irj

lioojltjg tigdy thdo co thj pdst fflfty yjdrs.Oiw ̀ irj thdo jvjr thj Zoctjg \tdtjs ldo hjnp thj Luedo pjipnj gjtjr`coj thjcr

iwo gjstcoy ey eucngcoa io thj Z.\. pincly rjfir`s thdt hdvj dnrjdgy ejjo stdrtjg.

\ulh jffirts wiung sjjb ti privcgj ipjocoas dog ippirtuoctcjs ti suppirt thj Luedo

pjipnj co thjcr gdy-ti-gdy jlioi`cl dltcvctcjs, dog co thjcr gjscrj ti lioojlt ipjony

wcth jdlh ithjr dog thj iutscgj wirng dog ti suppirt thj eridg spjltru` if lcvcn

silcjty, cogjpjogjot, oio-stdtj iradoczdtcios lrjdtjg ti furthjr cogcvcgudn jlioi`cl

dog silcdn ojjgs crrjspjltcvj if pinctcldn ircjotdtcio. Gicoa si oit iony pri`csjs ti

gjjpjo thj liotdlts ejtwjjo thj Z.\. dog Luedo silcjty, ct wcnn dnsi hjnp Luedos

colrjdsj thjcr sjnf-rjncdolj dog cogjpjogjolj.

Eut tc`coa ̀ dttjrs dog thcs wcogiw if ippirtuocty ̀ dy oit rj`dco ipjo

cogjffloctjny. Dt thj sd`j tc`j, thj Z.\. cs fflogcoa ctsjnf colrjdscoany csindtjg

cotjrodtciodnny co cts Lued pincly. Co thj lurrjot pinctcldn lnc`dtj ncttnj ldo ej giojnjacsndtcvjny, eut thj Ied`d Dg`cocstrdtcio hds do uoprjljgjotjg ippirtuocty ti ushjr

co scaocfflldot priarjss uscoa cts jxjlutcvj duthircty dt d tc`j whjo puencl ipcocio

io Lued pincly hds shcftjg tiwdrg arjdtjr joadaj`jot wcth thj Luedo pjipnj whcnj

liotcoucoa ti prjssurj thj Luedo aivjro`jot io hu`do rcahts.

Whj uogjrscaojg ̀ j`ejrs‗cogcvcgudns fri` thj prcvdtj sjltir, thcob tdobs, oio-

aivjro`jotdn iradoczdtcios, dog fiuogdtcios‗ dlboiwnjgaj dog dpprjlcdtj thj

stjps yiu hdvj tdbjo ti c`privj Z.\. “ Luedo rjndtcios. Qj furthjr pripisj thj

finniwcoa rjli``jogdtcios thdt yiu, @r. ]rjscgjot, ldo tdbj thriuah jxjlutcvj

duthircty ti gjjpjo thj lhdoajs dnrjdgy uogjrwdy ey acvcoa arjdtjr frjjgi` ti

prcvdtj iradoczdtcios dog cogcvcgudns ti gcrjltny dog cogcrjltny sjrvj ds ldtdnysts fir

`jdocoafun lhdoaj co Lued.

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d Jxpdog ajojrdn ncljosjg trdvjn ti colnugj jxlhdoajs ey prifjssciodniradoczdtcios, colnugcoa thisj spjlcdnczcoa co ndw, rjdn jstdtj dog ndog tctncoa,

fflodolcdn sjrvcljs dog lrjgct, hispctdncty, dog doy drjd gjfflojg ds suppirtcoa

cogjpjogjot jlioi`cl dltcvcty.

e Jxpdog trdvjn ey ajojrdn ncljosj fir s dog dldgj`cl costctutcios dog dnniwthj` ti ipjo Luedo edob dlliuots wcth fuogs ti suppirt thjcr jguldtciodn

priard`s co Lued.

l  Duthirczj Z.\. trdvjnjrs ti Lued ti hdvj dlljss ti Z.\.-cssujg prj-pdcg ldrgs

dog ithjr fflodolcdn sjrvcljs‗colnugcoa trdvjnjrs– cosurdolj‗ti jxpdogpisscecnctcjs fir li``jrlj wcth cogjpjogjot jotrjprjojurs dog sdfjaudrg

pjipnj-ti-pjipnj trdvjn.

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d  Dnniw uonc`ctjg rj`cttdoljs ti oio-fd`cny ̀ j`ejrs fir thj purpisj ifsuppirtcoa cogjpjogjot dltcvcty co Lued dog jxpdog thj typjs if aiigs thdt

trdvjnjrs ̀ dy njadnny tdbj ti thj Csndog ti suppirt ̀ clri-jotrjprjojurs.

e Jstdencsh ojw ncljosjs fir thj privcscio if prifjssciodn sjrvcljs ti cogjpjogjot

Luedo jotrjprjojurs.l  Duthirczj thj c`pirt dog jxpirt if ljrtdco aiigs dog sjrvcljs ejtwjjo thj Z.\.

prcvdtj sjltir dog cogjpjogjot Luedo jotrjprjojurs.

g Dnniw Z.\. s dog ithjr iradoczdtcios ti njog gcrjltny ti s`dnn fdr`jrs,liipjrdtcvjs, sjnf-j`pniyjg cogcvcgudns, dog `clri-jotjrprcsjs co Lued.

j ]jr`ct fd`cny rj`cttdoljs ti ej usjg ds lrjgcts ir jquctcjs co Luedo ̀ clri-jotjrprcsjs dog s`dnn fdr`s.

f  Dnniw Z.\. dldgj`cl costctutcios ti cssuj slhindrshcps fir jxljptciodn Luedostugjots.

a  Dnniw fir Luedo jotrjprjojurs ti pdrtclcpdtj co cotjroshcps co Z.\. lirpirdtciosdog s.

h ]ri`itj darclunturdn jxlhdoaj stugcjs ejtwjjo Z.\.-edsjg s dog prcvdtj

liipjrdtcvj fdr`s co Lued.c  Duthirczj thj sdnj if tjnjli``uocldtcios hdrgwdrj co Lued, colnugcoa ljnn

tiwjrs, sdtjnnctj gcshjs, dog hdogsjts.

k  Duthirczj ajojrdn trdvjn ncljosjs fir thj rjsjdrlh, `drbjtcoa dog sdnj iftjnjli``uocldtcios jqucp`jot.

b Duthirczj tjnjli``uocldtcios hdrgwdrj trdosdltcios ti ej liogultjgthriuah ajojrdn ncljosj co thj sd`j ̀ doojr ds jxcstcoa trdosdltcios fir

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sjlurcty, ̀ cardtcio, grua cotjrgcltcio, dog thj jovcrio`jot, d`ioa ithjrs.

Whj Zoctjg \tdtjs shiung njvjrdaj thjsj tdnbs ti prjss Luedo ifffllcdns io ̀ dttjrs

sulh ds thj rjnjdsj if Dndo Ariss dog io-aicoa hu`do rcahts lioljros.

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