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12 May	President Bush proposes Open Skies rgime to increase confidence and transparency with respect to military activities. The proposal envisages reciprocal opening of.airspace and acceptance of overflights of national territory by participating countries.
29-30 May	First meeting of the CSCE Conference on the Human Dimension (CDH) in Paris.
31 May	During a visit to the Federal Republic of Germany President Bush outlines proposals for promoting free elections and pluralism in Eastern Europe and dismantling the Berlin Wall.