Formandskabet fremsatte en erklæring om menneskerettighedsproblemet, hvori det understregede Fællesskabets bevidsthed om ud viklingslandenes økonomiske vanskeligheder og forholdet mellem demokrati og udvikling og nævnte i samme forbindelse den fjerde Lomékonvention, enhedsmarkedet 1992 og den sociale udvikling i Fællesskabet, særlig Fællesskabets aktioner for ældre, handicappede og unge.
The Community Presidency, in a statement on the problem of human rights, stressed the Community's awareness of the economic difficulties of the developing countries and emphasized the link between democracy and development, referring to the fourth Lomé Convention, the 1993 single market and the progress made in the Community on social issues, particularly the action taken by the Community to help the elderly, the handicapped and young people.