Recognizing that the slow development of the economies of the area has been aggravated in the past two years by an unfavourable international economic climate, which has had an adverse effect on the efforts of the peoples and Governments of the region to promote sustainable economic development in an efficient manner,
认识到该区域各国的经济发展缓慢，在过去两年因不利的国际经济气候而情况更差，对该区域各国人民和政府为有效促进可持续的经济发展所作的努力产生不良影响，