The fourteenth meeting of the Working Group of the Parties took place in the Palace of the Republic in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, from 27 to 28 June 2011. The Working Group conducted final preparatory negotiations regarding the documents that would be discussed during the fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties.

The Working Group focused on key issues with respect to draft decisions on the work programme for 2012-2014, reporting requirements, accession to the Convention by States from outside the UNECE region, leadership of the Task Forces and areas of work, financial arrangements and the draft “Chisinau Declaration”.

The Working Group also reviewed the report of the Compliance Committee to the Meeting of the Parties and considered the decisions with respect to compliance by specific Parties.