Fulfilling the Promises of South Asian Integration: A Gravity Estimation

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    OHJK Slrmkec Vopir Wirkis

    Aunaknnkec tbi Vrldksis la WlutbOskoe Keticrotkle0O Crovk ty Istkdot kle

    Dustoao Dlkeuhhke

    El% 8?9Oprkn :6?7

    Oskoe Hivinlpdiet Joem Kestktuti

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    Xbi Slrmkec Vopir sirkis ks o gletkeuotkle la tbi alrdirny eodih Hksgusskle Vopir sirkis= tbieudjirkec la tbi popirs gletkeuih wktblut ketirruptkle lr gboeci% OHJKs wlrmkec popirsrianigt kektkon khios le o tlpkg oeh ori plstih lenkei alr hksgusskle% OHJK ieglurocis riohirs tlplst tbikr glddiets le tbi doke poci alr iogb wlrmkec popir "ckvie ke tbi gktotkle jinlw+%

    Wldi wlrmkec popirs doy hivinlp ketl ltbir alrds la pujnkgotkle%

    Wuccistih gktotkle0

    Dlkeuhhke. D% :6?7% Aunaknnkec tbi Vrldksis la Wlutb Oskoe Keticrotkle0 O Crovkty Istkdotkle%OHJK Slrmkec Vopir 8?9% Xlmyl0 Oskoe Hivinlpdiet Joem Kestktuti% Ovoknojni0bttp0,,www%ohjk%lrc,wlrmkec$popir,:6?7,68,69,99;1%prldksis%slutb%oskoe%keticrotkle,

    Vniosi gletogt tbi outblr alr kealrdotkle ojlut tbks popir%

    Idokn0 dlkeuhhkeFkcis%lr%p

    Dustoao Dlkeuhhke ks o risiorgbir ot tbi Kestktuti alr Cnljon Ievkrledieton Wtrotickis"KCIW+ ke Boyodo. @ opoe%

    Xbi outblr wlunh nkmi tl tboem Coeisboe Skceoro o oeh Qkgtlr Vletkeis la tbi OskoeHivinlpdiet Joem Kestktuti alr tbikr vonuojni glddiets le tbi hroat virskle la tbkspopir%

    Xbi vkiws ixprissih ke tbks popir ori tbi vkiws la tbi outblr oeh hl elt eigissorknyrianigt tbi vkiws lr plnkgkis la OHJK. tbi OHJ. kts Jlorh la Hkrigtlrs. lr tbi clviredietstbiy riprisiet% OHJK hlis elt cuoroetii tbi oggurogy la tbi hoto kegnuhih ke tbks popiroeh oggipts el rispleskjknkty alr oey glesiquiegis la tbikr usi% Xirdkelnlcy usih doyelt eigissorkny ji gleskstiet wktb OHJ laakgkon tirds%

    Oskoe Hivinlpdiet Joem KestktutiMosudkcosimk Juknhkec 2A7$:$9 Mosudkcosimk. Gbkylho$muXlmyl ?66$1662. @ opoe

    Xin0 -2?$7$79;7$9966Aox0 -2?$7$79;7$993?YZN0 www%ohjk%lrcI$dokn0 kealFohjk%lrc

    :6?7 Oskoe Hivinlpdiet Joem Kestktuti

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    OHJK Slrmkec Vopir 8?9 Dlkeuhhke

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    Ke onn tbi rickles la tbi gletidplrory wlrnhkegnuhkec Oskotbiri ks o crlwkec trieh ke dormitgleslnkhotkle tbrlucb rickleon glnnojlrotkle ke tbi alrd la jknotiron oeh rickleon trohiocriidiets% Zickleon gllpirotkle oeh keticrotkle goe aogknktoti tbi woy alr ixpoehkec dormits

    oeh griotkec trohi lpplrtuektkis% Blwivir. dormit$nih keticrotkle ke Wlutb Osko nocs jibkehltbir rickles. ivie tblucb tbi rickles cilcropby oeh gldporotkvi ohvoetocis laair tbipltietkon alr o bkcbny keticrotih trohi. kevistdiet. oeh prlhugtkle spogi% Xbi Wlutb OskoeOsslgkotkle alr Zickleon Gllpirotkle "WOOZG+. wbkgb ks tbi dlst kdplrtoet udjrinnolrcoekzotkle ke tbi rickle. bos tomie siviron kektkotkvis alr ieboegkec keticrotkletbi WlutbOskoe Vriairietkon Xrohkec Orroecidiet "WOVXO+. oeh tbi Wlutb Oskoe Arii Xrohi Orio"WOAXO+. oeh dlri rigietny tbi WOOZG Ocriidiet le Xrohi ke Wirvkgis "WOXKW+. wbkgb wosskceih ke :6?6 "WOOZG Wigritorkot :668. :6?6+% Kt ks iorny hoys. jut tbiri ks stotkstkgon ivkhiegisuccistkec tbot ketro$rickleon trohi odlec tbi WOAXO didjirs ks rkskec snlwny jut suriny%Vlnkgydomirs os winn os juskeiss gldduektkis ogrlss tbi Wlutb Oskoe rickle bovi jigldikegrioskecny ketiristih ke WOAXO oeh kts pltietkon jieiakts%

    Xbi purplsi la tbks popir ks tl ixodkei tbi hitirdkeoets oeh trohi iaaigts la WOAXO uskecidpkrkgon ditblhs% Kt jickes wktb oe lvirvkiw la Wlutb Osko alr o cieiron uehirstoehkec la tbistoti la tbi rickles igleldy oeh trohi os winn os tbi rigiet prlcriss ke cnljon oeh rickleonketicrotkle la tbi Wlutb Oskoe igleldkis% Xbi popir tbie prlgiihs tl rivkiw sldi la tbirinivoet stuhkis le Wlutb Oskos trohi keticrotkle wktbke tbi gletixt la tbi idpkrkgon ditblhsusih ke oeonyzkec trohi iaaigts la rickleon kestrudiets% Oe idpkrkgon spigkakgotkle la tbi crovktydlhin ks hivinlpih ke tbi eixt sigtkle tl oeonyzi tbi hitirdkeoets la trohi anlws alr tbi WOAXOgluetrkis% Josih le tbi risunts la tbi dlhinkec ixirgksi. tbi glegnuhkec sigtkle la tbi popirhksgussis tbi plnkgy kdpnkgotkles la WOAXO. bkcbnkcbtkec tbi eiih alr doketokekec tbi prkdogy laigleldkg keticrotkle ke tbi rickles crlwtb oeh hivinlpdiet prlgissis% Xbi popir orcuis tbottbi rigiet suggiss ke tbi crlwtb piralrdoegi la tbi Wlutb Oskoe gluetrkis laairs prlspigts oswinn os gbonniecis alr hiipir keticrotkle wktb tbi cnljon igleldy% Keticrotkle uehir tbi WOAXOks. Wlutb Osko dust uehirstoeh. tbi akrst stip ke tbot hkrigtkle%

    @IN Gnossk akgotkle0 A?7. A?8. A?9

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    8% Zivkiw la Winigtih Nktiroturi le tbi Kdpogt la Igleldkg Gllpirotkle oeh Keticrotkleodlec Wlutb Oskoe Igleldkis %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%?1

    9% O Crovkty Dlhin alr Wlutb Oskoe Arii Xrohi Orio "WOAXO+ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%?3

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    ?% KEXZLHYGXKLE

    Doey Oskoe gluetrkis bovi ixpirkiegih sustokeih igleldkg crlwtb skegi tbi iorny ?;26s=tbks bos risuntih ke oe kegriosi la Oskoe gluetrkis sbori ke cnljon crlss hldistkg prlhugt"CHV+ oeh o skcekakgoet rksi ke tbikr pir gopkto kegldi% Xbi rickle blsts sldi la tbi dlsthyeodkg igleldkis la tbi gletidplrory wlrnh% Xbi igleldkg striectb la Kehko oeh tbiVilpnis Zipujnkg la Gbkeo "VZG+ ks onriohy vkskjni wbkni tbi pltietkon la ltbir igleldkis ksonsl riglcekzih%?

    Kegriosih portkgkpotkle ke ketireotkleon trohi bos jiie o higkskvi aogtlr ke tbi crlwtb la tbiidirckec Oskoe igleldkis% Xbi kdplrt sujstktutkle plnkgkis tbot doey Oskoe gluetrkispursuih hurkec tbi plst$Wigleh Slrnh Sor pirklh hkh elt prlvi tl ji iaaigtkvi. jut tbisiplnkgkis wiri ke pnogi alr o nlec tkdi oeh kt tllm higohis tl kektkoti tbi akrst rialrds% Hurkectbi ?;36s. Iost Osko

    Ontblucb doey rksms oeh gbonniecis stknn pirskst. tbi Oskoe rickle elwie`lys o strlec igleldkg plsktkle. oeh ks ixpigtih tl bovi o dlri kdplrtoet oeh hiakekecrlni ke tbi cnljon igleldy%

    : stortih lpiekec up. idjrogkec lutworh$lrkietih strotickis wbkgbrisuntih ke jrkeckec hyeodksd tl tbikr igleldkis% Xbi rickle alnnlwih oe ixplrt$nih crlwtb

    dlhin wktb dlst akeon cllhs slnh ke tbi dormits la Iurlpi oeh tbi Yektih Wtotis% Ke IostOsko. kt wos tbi dormit tbot hrlvi tbi igleldy tlworh kdprlvih iaakgkiegy oeh ieboegihprlhugtkvkty% Hispkti tbisi kdplrtoet nissles. crlwtb$ritorhkec kdplrt sujstktutkle plnkgkispirskstih dugb nlecir ke Wlutb Osko%7

    Insiwbiri ke tbi wlrnhportkgunorny ke Iost Oskotbiri ks o crlwkec trieh ke dormitgleslnkhotkle tbrlucb rickleon trohkec orroecidiets ke tbi alrd la jknotiron oeh rickleontrohi ocriidiets% Zickleon gllpirotkle oeh keticrotkle. nkmi cnljonkzotkle. goe aogknktoti tbiwoy alr ixpoehkec dormits oeh griotkec trohi lpplrtuektkis "OHJ oeh OusOKH :66;+% Ke tbiIost Oskoe ixplrt$lrkietih kehustrkis. dormit$nih hi aogtl rickleonkzotkle prigihih alrdonhi `uri keticrotkle% Xbi Wlutb Oskoe igleldkis. le tbi gletrory. bovi elt jiie ojni tl ciorup tbikr dormit keticrotkle iktbir alrdonny lr kealrdonny. oeh tbi rickle bos ridokeih tbiniost keticrotih lei. ontblucb kts cilcropby oeh gldporotkvi ohvoetocis blnh lut tbipltietkon alr o bkcbny keticrotih trohi. kevistdiet. oeh prlhugtkle spogi "Xiwork :662+% XbiWlutb Oskoe Osslgkotkle alr Zickleon Gllpirotkle "WOOZG+. wbkgb ks tbi dlst kdplrtoetudjrinno lrcoekzotkle ke tbi rickle. bos tomie siviron kektkotkvis alr ieboegkec keticrotkletbi Wlutb Oskoe Vriairietkon Xrohkec Orroecidiet "WOVXO+ oeh tbi Wlutb Oskoe Arii XrohiOrio "WOAXO+. oeh dlri rigietny tbi WOOZG Ocriidiet le Xrohi ke Wirvkgis "WOXKW+

    Xbi sktuotkle wos aurtbir occrovotih jy plnktkgongleankgts. wbkgb bos jiie o do`lr aioturi la tbi stoti alrdotkle prlgiss ke Wlutb Osko% Eltsurprkskecny. Wlutb Osko os o wblni bos typkgonny jiie gborogtirkzih jy nlw trohi$tl$CHVrotkl. snuccksb crlwtb oeh kehustrkonkzotkle. oeh wiom ixplrt piralrdoegi% Vlnkgy gboecisstortih tl lggur ke tbi iorny ?;;6s wbie kehkvkhuon Wlutb Oskoe igleldkis jicoe tlidjrogi crlwtb$ogginirotkec plnkgy rialrds wktb tbi crohuon lpiekec up la tbikr igleldkis%Nkmi Iost Osko. Wlutb Osko onsl ohlptih o crlwtb dlhin josih le trohi nkemocis wktbSistire dormits% Oggiss tl norci dormits onnlwih tbisi gluetrkis tl ixpnlkt tbikr

    igleldkis la sgoni. wbkni trohi nkjironkzotkle stkdunotih tbi crlwtb la tbikr prlhugtkvisigtlrs%

    ?Dlst la tbi Clnhdoe Wogbs$khietkakih Eixt Inivie gluetrkis wktb pltietkon tl jigldi niohkec igleldkis la tbiwlrnh "onlec wktb Jrozkn. Zussko. Kehko. oeh tbi VZG+ ori arld tbi Oskoe rickle "Clnhdoe Wogbs :663+%

    :Iost Osko ke tbks popir riairs tl tbi tie didjir gluetrkis la tbi Osslgkotkle la Wlutbiost Oskoe Eotkles"OWIOE+Jrueik Horussonod. Godjlhko. Kehleisko. Nol Vilpnis Hidlgrotkg Zipujnkg. Donoysko. Dyoedor.Vbknkppkeis. Wkecoplri. Xboknoeh. oeh Qkit Eod= pnus tbi VZG. tbi Zipujnkg la Mlrio. oeh @ opoe%

    7Ke tbks popir. Wlutb Osko riairs tl tbi ikcbt didjir gluetrkis la tbi Wlutb Osko Osslgkotkle alr Zickleon

    Gllpirotkle "WOOZG+Oacboekstoe. Joecnohisb. Jbutoe. Kehko. Eipon. Vomkstoe. Wrk Noemo. oeh tbiDonhkvis% Blwivir. hui tl tbi ueovoknojknkty la hoto. Oacboekstoe oeh Jbutoe bovi elt jiie kegnuhih ke dlstla tbi oeonytkgon ports la tbks stuhy%

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    wbkgb wos skceih ke :6?6 "WOOZG Wigritorkot :668. :6?6+% Elt dugb bos jiie ogbkivih slaor uehir tbisi kestrudiets. jut tbiri ks stotkstkgon ivkhiegi succistkec tbot ketro$rickleontrohi odlec tbi WOAXO didjirs ks rkskec snlwny jut stiohkny0 tbi rotkl kegriosih arld:%;?) ke ?;;6 tl 8%7?) ke :6?6 "OHJ :6?:j+% Vlnkgydomirs os winn os juskeissgldduektkis ogrlss tbi Wlutb Oskoe rickle bovi jigldi kegrioskecny ketiristih ke WOAXOoeh kts pltietkon jieiakts%

    Xbi purplsi la tbks popir ks tl ixodkei tbi hitirdkeoets oeh trohi iaaigts la WOAXO%Wigtkle twl la tbi popir prlvkhis o cieiron lvirvkiw la Wlutb Oskos igleldy oeh trohi%Wigtkle tbrii oeh alur hksguss tbi idpkrkgon ditblhs usih ke oeonyzkec trohi iaaigts oehrivkiws sldi rinivoet stuhkis le Wlutb Oskos trohi keticrotkle% Wigtkle akvi hivinlps oeidpkrkgon spigkakgotkle la tbi crovkty dlhin tl oeonyzi tbi hitirdkeoets la trohi anlws alr tbiWOAXO gluetrkis% Wigtkle skx glegnuhis tbi popir wktb o hksgusskle le tbi plnkgykdpnkgotkles la WOAXO josih le tbi risunts la tbi idpkrkgon stuhy%

    :% LQIZQKIS LA WLYXB OWKOW IGLELD[ OEH XZOHI

    Hispkti tbikr igleldkg hyeodksd skegi tbi iorny ?;;6s. tbi Wlutb Oskoe gluetrkis stknn aogio pnitblro la rksms lr gbonniecis ke tirds la rihugkec plvirty. sustokekec auturi crlwtb. oehdkekdkzkec igleldkg oeh ele$igleldkg keiquonktkis% Os la :6??. tbi rickle oggluets alrojlut :8) la cnljon plpunotkle jut leny 7%:9) la tlton wlrnh CHV "Slrnh Joem :6?:o+%Ogglrhkec tl tbi Slrnh Joems dlst rigiet plvirty istkdotis. ojlut 93? dknnkle pilpni"eiorny lei$tbkrh la tbi tlton+ ke tbi rickle survkvi le niss tboe (?%:9 o hoy "Slrnh Joem:6?:j+% Wlutb Oskos portkgkpotkle ke ketireotkleon trohi bos jiie skcekakgoetny nkdktih= ke:6?6. kts tlton trohi wktb tbi wlrnh wos (;9? jknnkle "OHJ :6?:o+. oeh kts sbori la tlton wlrnhixplrts oggluetih alr o diri :%7) "Slrnh Joem :6?:o+% Dugb la tbi rickles pltietkon ks yittl ji toppih%

    Ke tirds la igleldkg skzi. tbi ikcbt didjirs vory skcekakgoetny% Kehko blnhs dlri tboe 26)

    la tlton Wlutb Oskoe CHV. wbirios sdonnir igleldkis sugb os Oacboekstoe. Jbutoe. tbiDonhkvis. oeh Eipon oggluet alr niss tboe ?) iogb "Akcuri ?+%

    Akcuri ?0 Wbori la Kehkvkhuon Gluetrkis CHV ke Wlutb Oskos Xlton CHV :6??

    Wlurgi0 Outblrs gongunotkles josih le Slrnh Joem :6?:o "Slrnh Hivinlpdiet Kehkgotlrs :6?:%Ovoknojni0bttp0,,hoto%wlrnhjoem%lrc,hoto$gotonlc,wlrnh$hivinlpdiet$kehkgotlrs,whk$:6?:. oggissih ?1Oucust :6?:+%

    Wlutb Oskos igleldkg strugturi bos typkgonny jiie gborogtirkzih jy nlw occricoti kegldi.wiom budoe rislurgis. oeh o rotbir nlw nivin la igleldkg hkvirskakgotkle% Elt surprkskecny.tbi rickleon igleldy bos trohktkleonny jiie biovkny hipiehiet le ocrkgunturi% Sbkni WlutbOsko ks rihugkec kts lvirhipiehiegi le ocrkgunturi. tbks sigtlr stknn ritokes o skcekakgoet sborike tbi rickles igleldy "Akcuri :+. oeh oggluetih alr dlri tboe 96) la tlton idpnlydiet ke

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    :6?6 "Slrnh Joem :6?:o+% Ke tbi sirvkgis sigtlr. tbi rickles suggiss bos jiie ridormojni%Ke ?;36. tbi sirvkgis sigtlr oggluetih alr ojlut 72) la tbi rickles tlton CHV. jut jy ?;26kt boh lvirtomie ocrkgunturi tl jigldi tbi norcist sigtlr. oggluetkec alr lvir 86) la tltonCHV% Jy :6??. tbks rotkl boh kegriosih tl 91) "Akcuri :+% Kt ks onsl tbi aostist crlwkecrickle la tbi wlrnh ke tirds la ixplrts la sirvkgis% Arld ?;;9 tl :6?6. glddirgkon sirvkgisixplrts arld Wlutb Osko kegriosih eiorny ?7 tkdis "Slrnh Joem :6?:o+% Sktb Kehko niohkectbi woy. Joecnohisb. Vomkstoe oeh Wrk Noemo onsl ixpirkiegih ropkh crlwtb la sirvkgisixplrts% Xbi doeuaogturkec sigtlr. wbkgb hkh elt domi cllh prlcriss ke tirds la kts sborila CHV. bos jiie prihldkeotih jy tbi tixtknis oeh gnltbkec kehustry% La noti. tbks sigtlr bosstortih tl hkvirskay sl os tl keglrplroti bkcbir vonui$ohhih glddlhktkis% Le tbi ltbir boeh.uenkmi ke Iost Osko. hivinlpdiets ke kehustry "kegnuhkec doeuaogturkec+ bovi jiie snlwir.oeh skegi ?;26 tbi sigtlr bos oggluetih alr orlueh o quortir la tlton CHV% Keworh$lrkietihplnkgkis. glupnih wktb o rkckh nojlr dormit oeh kehustrkon ricunotkles ritorhih tbi crlwtb latbks sigtlr "Obnuwonko :66:+% Sktb kehustry oeh ocrkgunturi piralrdkec jinlw por. WlutbOskos sirvkgis sigtlr. nih jy Kehko. ks nkminy tl jigldi tbi borjkecir la o eiw Wlutb Oskoesirvkgis$nih crlwtb porohkcd "Eojk it on% :6?60 vk+%

    Akcuri :0 Wboris la Ocrkgunturon. Doeuaogturkec. oeh Wirvkgis Wigtlrs ke tbi

    Wlutb Oskoe Igleldy ") la CHV+

    Wlurgi0 Slrnh Joem :6?:o "Slrnh Hivinlpdiet Kehkgotlrs :6?:% Ovoknojni0bttp0,,hoto%wlrnhjoem%lrc,hoto$gotonlc,wlrnh$hivinlpdiet$kehkgotlrs,whk$:6?:. oggissih ?1 Oucust :6?:+%

    Vrklr tl ?;26. Wlutb Osko wos gborogtirkzih jy pirskstiet gleankgts. vklniegi. nlw pir gopktokegldi. pllr slgkon kehkgotlrs. wkhisprioh plvirty. oeh nlw sovkecs rotis "Obdih :661=Obnuwonko :66:+% Wnuccksb CHV crlwtb rotis siie ke tbi ?;16s oeh ?;36s stortih tl pkgm upke tbi?;26s "Akcuri 7+. tboems tl siviron kektkotkvis sugb os hldistkg oeh ixtireonnkjironkzotkle. oeh ixpoeskleory aksgon plnkgkis% Aurtbir plnkgy sbkats lggurrih ke tbi ?;;6swbie stojknkzotkle oeh strugturon rialrd prlcrods wiri ohlptih tl togmni aksgon oeh ixtireonkdjonoegis tbot orlsi arld tbi ixpoeskleory plnkgkis% Xbisi rialrd prlcrods kegnuhihsiviron nkjironkzotkle sgbidis alr trohi oeh kevistdiet. kegnuhkec torkaa rihugtkle. qultoridlvon. oeh hksdoetnkec la kehustrkon nkgieskec "Obnuwonko :66:+%

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    Akcuri 70 CHV Crlwtb Zoti la Wlutb Osko

    Wlurgi0 Slrnh Joem :6?:o "Slrnh Hivinlpdiet Kehkgotlrs :6?:% Ovoknojni0bttp0,,hoto%wlrnhjoem%lrc,hoto$gotonlc,wlrnh$hivinlpdiet$kehkgotlrs,whk$:6?:+. oggissih :6 Oucust :6?6%

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    Wlutb Os koe Vriairietkon Xrohkec Orroecidiet "WOVXO+. ?;;9Wkceih ke ?;;7 jy tbi Gluegkn la DkekstirsLpirotkleon ke Higidjir ?;;9= eltkakih tbi SXL os o VXO

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    Xbi plstpleih ??tb WOOZG suddkt binh ke @ oeuory :66: hkrigtih tbi Gluegkn la Dkekstirs tlakeonkzi tbi hroat WOAXO trioty jy tbi ieh la :66:

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    trohi oeh aogknktotkec tbi grlss$jlrhir dlvidiet la cllhs jitwiie tbi didjir stotis. prldltkecglehktkles alr aokr gldpitktkle oeh iesurkec iquktojni jieiakt alr onn tbi didjir stotis. oehistojnksbkec o arodiwlrm alr aurtbir rickleon gllpirotkle%

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    Wlurgi0 OHJ :6?:o "Osko Zickleon Keticrotkle Gietir "OZKG+ Keticrotkle Kehkgotlrs Hotojosi%Ovoknojni0bttp0,,orkg%ohj%lrc,kehkgotlr%pbp. oggissih :6 Oucust :6?:+%

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    Ke spkti la sldi kegriosi ke Wlutb Oskos ketrorickleon trohi ke rigiet yiors. tbi ricklegletkeuis tl ji lei la tbi niost keticrotih ke tbi wlrnh% Akcuri 1 prlvkhis o gldporotkvipkgturi la ketro$rickleon trohi sboris la Wlutb Osko. Osslgkotkle la Wlutbiost Oskoe Eotkles"OWIOE+ oeh OWIOE-7 gluetrkis% Kt gniorny sblws tbot tbi ltbir twl rickles ori dugbobioh la Wlutb Osko ke tirds la rickleon keticrotkle= ke :6??. Wlutb Oskos ketrorickleon trohiwos leny 8%7) wbirios glrrisplehkec akcuris alr OWIOE oeh OWIOE-7 wiri :1) oeh7;). rispigtkviny%

    Akcuri 10 Wlutb Osko Nocs Jibkeh ltbir Oskoe Zickles ke tirds la Keticrotkle

    Wlurgi0 OHJ :6?:o "Osko Zickleon Keticrotkle Gietir ]OZKGT Keticrotkle Kehkgotlrs Hotojosi%Ovoknojni0bttp0,,orkg%ohj%lrc,kehkgotlr%pbp"oggissih :6 Oucust :6?:+%

    Xojni 7 prisiets kehkvkhuon Wlutb Oskoe gluetrkis ixplrts tl. kdplrts arld. oeh tlton trohiwktb tbi Wlutb Oskoe rickle os pirgietoci la tbi rispigtkvi gluetrkis tlton ixplrts. tltonkdplrts. oeh tlton trohi% Xbi hoto sblws tbot tbisi gluetrkis ke cieiron trohi dlri wktbixtireon porteirs tboe wktb iogb ltbir% Alr ixodpni. ke :6??. Kehkos trohi wktb ltbir WlutbOskoe gluetrkis oggluetih alr leny :) la kts tlton trohi% Ke ltbir wlrhs. ;2) la Kehkos trohilggurrih wktb tbi rist la tbi wlrnh% Xbi sodi ks trui alr onn ltbir Wlutb Oskoe gluetrkis wktbtbi ixgiptkle la Eipon% Ohhktkleonny. jorrkec Oacboekstoe oeh Eipon. onn tbisi gluetrkishipieh biovkny le dormits lutskhi Wlutb Osko os tbikr ixplrt histkeotkles%

    Alr o prlnlecih pirklh la tkdi. Wlutb Oskoe gluetrkis doketokeih bkcb torkaa jorrkirs oehltbir prltigtklekst diosuris% Alnnlwkec tbi plnkgy gboecis la tbi ?;;6s. doey Wlutb Oskoeigleldkis prlcrisskviny rihugih tbikr torkaa rotis uehir tbikr trohi nkjironkzotkle kektkotkvis oswinn os ke nkei wktb tbikr SXL ljnkcotkles% Wiviron rluehs la torkaa rihugtkles onsl tllm pnogiuehir tbi WOVXO rickdi% Xbi trohi nkjironkzotkle prlcrod "XNV+ la WOAXO ievksocis o tie$yior crohuon pbosi$lut la torkaas odlec tbi didjir gluetrkis% Akcuri 3 prisiets tbihignkekec trieh ke skdpni oviroci dioe oppnkih torkaa rotis la Wlutb Osko% Sbkni ke ?;;2 tbirickleon oviroci wos lvir 88). jy :6?6 kt boh aonnie tl `ust ojlvi ?6)% Hispkti tbisikektkotkvis. do`lr Wlutb Oskoe gluetrkisKehko. Vomkstoe. oeh Joecnohisbstknn doketokeskcekakgoetny bkcb torkaa rotis% Ke aogt. oviroci torkaa rotis ke Wlutb Osko os o wblni ori bkcbirtboe tbi oviroci la ltbir rickles "Zokboe :6?:+%

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    Xojni 70 Wbori la Ketrorickleon Xrohi ke Wlutb Osko

    Gluetry ?;;6 ?;;9 :666 :669 :6?6 :6??

    Ixplrt Wbori ")+o

    Oacboekstoe ?8%: ?7%? 8:%8 8:%2 98%8 1:%8

    Joecnohisb 7%3 :%3 ?%3 :%: :%; 7%7

    Kehko 7%? 9%? 8%7 9%7 8%; 8%8

    Donhkvis ?8%6 ::%1 ?2%? ?3%8 78%7 ?;%6

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    Vomkstoe 8%6 7%8 8%1 ??%: ?:%8 ?:%9

    Wrk Noemo 7%2 :%3 7%9 ?6%7 3%8 2%:

    Kdplrt Wbori ")+j

    Oacboekstoe ?8%9 ?6%: :3%7 88%3 :2%8 :1%?

    Joecnohisb 1%2 ?3%3 ??%3 ?9%: ?9%3 ?9%1

    Kehko 6%9 6%1 6%; 6%; 6%9 6%9

    Donhkvis ?:%: ?7%: :7%6 ?3%8 ?9%: ?8%8Eipon ?7%8 ?3%: 73%8 9;%3 93%8 93%8

    Vomkstoe ?%3 ?%1 :%3 7%6 1%7 8%7

    Wrk Noemo 3%6 ?:%: ?6%1 ::%8 :9%3 :3%8

    Xrohi Wbori ")+g

    Oacboekstoe ?8%9 ??%? 76%? 88%1 :;%2 :3%1

    Joecnohisb 9%2 ?:%2 3%; ?6%7 ??%7 ??%7

    Kehko ?%1 :%3 :%8 :%3 :%: :%6

    Donhkvis ?:%3 ?8%7 ::%: ?3%8 ?3%? ?8%;

    Eipon ??%; ?8%2 7;%? 1?%; 92%2 93%;

    Vomkstoe :%3 :%7 7%9 1%: 2%8 3%6

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    o% Ixplrt sbori ks tbi pirgietoci la ixplrts clkec tl o porteir tl tlton ixplrts la o gluetry,rickle% O bkcbir sborikehkgotis o bkcbir hicrii la keticrotkle jitwiie porteir gluetrkis,rickles%

    j% Kdplrt sbori ks tbi pirgietoci la kdplrts arld o porteir tl tlton kdplrts la o gluetry,rickle% O bkcbir sborikehkgotis o bkcbir hicrii la keticrotkle jitwiie porteir gluetrkis,rickles%

    g% Xrohi sbori ks tbi pirgietoci la trohi wktb o porteir tl tlton trohi la o gluetry,rickle% O bkcbir sbori kehkgotis obkcbir hicrii la keticrotkle jitwiie porteir gluetrkis,rickles%

    Wlurgi0 Wlurgi0 OHJ :6?:o "Osko Zickleon Keticrotkle Gietir "OZKG+ Keticrotkle Kehkgotlrs Hotojosi%Ovoknojni0bttp0,,orkg%ohj%lrc,kehkgotlr%pbp. oggissih :6 Oucust :6?:+%

    Sbkni tbiri ks pniety la nktiroturi le tbi pltietkon la arii trohi ocriidiets ke ltbir rickles la

    tbi wlrnh. Wlutb Osko os o rickleon crlupkec bos leny rigietny stortih tl cieiroti tbiketirist la sgblnors% Wiviron stuhkis bovi jiie glehugtih uskec hkaairiet ditblhlnlckis oehtbi kssui la wbitbir tbi WOAXO rickdi wknn ji jieiakgkon alr Wlutb Osko os o wblni os winnos alr kehkvkhuon gluetrkis stknn ridokes o dottir la gleskhirojni hijoti% Xbi eixt sigtkles latbks popir wknn rivkiw sldi la tbisi stuhkis wktbke tbi gletixt la hkaairiet idpkrkgon ditblhsusih ke oeonyzkec trohi iaaigts la rickleon kestrudiets. oeh tbie hivinlp oe idpkrkgonistkdotkle la tbi crovkty dlhin tl oeonyzi tbi hitirdkeoets oeh trohi iaaigts la WOAXO%

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    Akcuri 30 Hignkekec Xrieh ke Wkdpni Oviroci Dioe Oppn kih Xorka a Zotis laWlutb Oskoe Igleldkis

    Eltis0 Wkdpni dioe oppnkih torkaa ks tbi uewikcbtih oviroci la iaaigtkviny oppnkih rotis alr onn prlhugts suj`igt tltorkaas gongunotih alr onn trohih cllhs%

    Wlurgi0 Slrnh Joem :6?:o "Slrnh Hivinlpdiet Kehkgotlrs :6?:% Ovoknojni0bttp0,,hoto%wlrnhjoem%lrc,hoto$gotonlc,wlrnh$hivinlpdiet$kehkgotlrs,whk$:6?:. oggissih ?2 Oucust :6?:+%

    7% IDVKZKGON DIXBLHW ALZ OEON[PKEC XZOHI VLNKG[

    O crlwkec jlhy la stuhkis usis idpkrkgon ditblhs alr quoetktotkviny oeonyzkec trohi plnkgy%Oeonytkgon dlhins binp prlvkhi o woy la ivonuotkec trohi oeh igleldkg plnkgkis ke otbilritkgonny gleskstiet doeeir oeh tbus aogknktoti plnkgydomkec prlgissis% Oeonytkgondlhins ori gblsie josih le tbi purplsi la o spigkakg stuhy% Alr istkdotkec tbi auturi

    kdpogt la hkaairiet trohi plnkgkis. ix oeti stuhkis usi skdunotkles wktb portkon lr cieironiquknkjrkud dlhins% Alr quoetkaykec tbi ogtuon iaaigts la trohi plnkgkis onriohy kdpnidietih.ix plst iglelditrkg stuhkis ori usih% Xwl glddleny usih oeonytkgon tigbekquis alrossisskec tbi kdpogt la arii trohi ocriidiets "AXO+ ori crovkty dlhins "ix plst+ oehgldputojni cieiron iquknkjrkud "GCI+ dlhins "ix oeti+% Yenkmi portkon iquknkjrkud dlhins.jltb crovkty oeh GCI dlhins laair cieiron iquknkjrkud opprlogbis. tomkec ketl oggluet tbinkemocis jitwiie siviron ketirogtkec dormits%

    7%? Gldputojni Cieiron Iqukn kjr kud "GCI+ dlhins

    Zisiorgbirs usi GCI dlhins tl oeonyzi norci sgoni plnkgy gboecisprklr tl tbikr

    kdpnidietotklejosih le tbi prisiet igleldy os o jiegbdorm. wbkgb ieojnisplnkgydomirs tl diosuri tbi kdpogt la plnkgkis "Kvus oeh Wtrlec :663+% Os oe igleldy$wkhidlhin. tbi GCI opprlogb hisgrkjis tbi dltkvotkles oeh jibovklr la onn prlhugirs oehglesudirs ke oe igleldy oeh tbi nkemocis odlec tbid "Juraksbir :6??+% Wugb woy laquoetkaykec tbi kdpogt la plnkgkis wktb GCI dlhins bos kts lrkcke ke tbi keput$lutput dlhinspkleiirih jy Niletkia "?;9?+. jut kdprlvih skcekakgoetny jy ltbirs. kegnuhkec @ lboesie"?;16+ wbl oppnkih ele$nkeior dlhins alr khietkaykec tbi slurgis la crlwtb%

    GCI dlhins bovi jiie ixtieskviny usih ke oeonyzkec o wkhi roeci la igleldkg kssuis sugbos toxotkle. hivinlpdiet plnkgkis. oeh gnkdoti gboeci% Kektkonny. tbi oppnkgotkle la GCIdlhins algusih dokeny le tox plnkgkis "alr ixodpni. Wblvie oeh Sbonniy ?;28. oeh Virikrooeh Wblvie ?;22+% Wkegi tbi iorny ?;;6s. tbiri bos jiie oe kegrioskec usi la GCI dlhinsalr stuhykec tbi prlspigtkvi iaaigts la tbi alrdotkle la AXOs. kegnuhkec tblsi glvirkec tbi

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    Iost Oskoe igleldkis "Aroeglks oeh Skceoro`o :66;+% 3

    Ke spkti la tbikr ohvoetocis ke tirds la tbi kdpogt oeonysks la auturi plnkgy gboecis. GCI

    dlhinkec bos o eudjir la goviots% Xbi skdunotkles glehugtih uskec GCI dlhinkec origlehktkleon le ossudih gkrgudstoegis oeh yior. wbkgb ori dlst nkminy tl gboeci lvir tkdi%Alr kestoegi. tbi hirkvih glegnuskles le trohi plnkgy wknn hipieh le tbi ossudih nivins latrohi ristrkgtkles% Ohhktkleonny. GCI dlhins ori rotbir dlri tbilritkgon tboe idpkrkgonjigousi la tbi hkaakguntkis la tistkec ocokest ixpirkiegi "CXOV :6?:+% Lvironn. tbi akehkecshirkvih arld uskec o GCI dlhin ori viry siesktkvi tl blw tbi dlhin ks strugturih oehspigkakih. blw tbi poroditirs ori gonkjrotih. blw tbi gnlsuri runis ori spigkakih. wbotjosi yior ks gblsie. oeh tbi hoto quonkty alr tbi josi yior "Gboreiy oeh Qist :667+%

    Hkaairiet ditblhlnlckis oehuehirnykec igleldkg strugturis bovi jiie usih ke tbisi stuhkis. jut qukti latie tbiy wirijuknt le tbi plpunor Cnljon Xrohi Oeonysks Vrl`igt "CXOV+ hotojosi% Wldi la tbi stuhkiskevlnvkec tbi Wlutb Oskoe igleldkis ori rivkiwih ke tbi eixt sigtkle la tbks popir%

    7%: Crovkty Dlhins la Ketireotkleon Xrohi

    Xbi crovkty dlhin bos istojnksbih ktsina os o pkleiir ke istkdotkec trohi anlws jitwiiegluetrkis% Xbi dlhin. eodih oatir tbi Eiwtlekoe pbyskgs eltkle. wos akrst usih jy @ oe

    Xkejircie ke ?;1: ke bks aodlus jllm ietktnih Wbopkec tbi Slrnh Igleldy0 Wuccistkles alroe Ketireotkleon Igleldkg Vlnkgy% Gletidplrory igleldkst Viettk Vybeie onsl hivinlpiho crovkty$typi dlhin alr istkdotkec tbi vlnudi la trohi jitwiie gluetrkis "Vybeie ?;17+%

    Xbi dlhin slle jigodi o plpunor tlln alr idpkrkgon trohi opprlogbis oeh bos onsl jiieusih ke ltbir orios sugb os alrikce hkrigt kevistdiet oeh dkcrotkle "Kvus oeh Wtrlec :663+%

    Xbi glevietkleon crovkty dlhin stkpunotis tbot jknotiron trohi jitwiie twl gluetrkis ksplsktkviny rinotih tl tbikr igleldkg oeh pbyskgon skzi "prlxkih jy CHV oeh noeh orio+. oehkevirsiny rinotih tl troesogtkle glsts "sugb os hkstoegi. oh`ogiegy. gunturi. itg%+% Zigietusis la tbi crovkty dlhin bovi siie skcekakgoet oucdietotkles la tbi joskg dlhin wktb oeudjir la ltbir vorkojnis sugb os plpunotkle oeh pir gopkto kegldi%

    Jy hiaount. crovkty dlhins prlvkhi ix$plst oeonysis wktb risunts ixprissih ke ogtuon iaaigts%Xbi dlhin ks idpkrkgonny rljust. oeh kt ks tbi josi plket alr istkdotkec trohi hkvirskle oehtrohi griotkle "Mrucdoe oeh Ljstainh :661+% Crovkty dlhins ariquiet oppnkgotkle keidpkrkgon stuhkis le ketireotkleon trohi gletrkjutih tl tbi kdprlvidiet la tbi piralrdoegi lacrovkty iquotkles% Xbi joskg iglelditrkg spigkakgotkle la tbi crovkty dlhin bos jiieskcekakgoetny kdprlvih jy tbi wlrms la Dotyos "?;;3+ oeh "?;;2+. Gbie oeh Sonn "?;;;+.Jriuss oeh Iccir "?;;;+. oeh Iccir ":666+% Le tbi ltbir boeh. Jirstroeh "?;29+. Binpdoe"?;23+. Sik "?;;1+. Wlnloco oeh Sketirs ":66?+. Nkdol oeh Qieojnis "?;;;+. oehJlucbios it on% "?;;;+ gletrkjutih tl tbi riakeidiet la tbi ixpnoeotlry vorkojnis gleskhirihke tbi oeonysks oeh tl tbi ohhktkle la eiw vorkojnis% Xl ohhriss tbi iaaigt la oe AXO le tbihkrigtkle la trohi. kektkonny tbi joskg crovkty dlhin wos ixtiehih wktb tbi kegnuskle la leiskecni rickleon huddy tl gopturi tbi iaaigt la tbi AXO le ketro$rickleon trohi= oeltbir sit lahuddkis wos kegnuhih ke notir wlrms tl gopturi tbi AXOs trohi hkvirskle iaaigts le ele$didjirs "Wlnloco oeh Sketirs :66?+%

    Xbi dlhin bos jiie oppnkih ke o eudjir la slpbkstkgotih stuhkis le tbi trohi iaaigts larickleon trohkec jnlgs sugb os tbi Elrtb Odirkgoe Arii Xrohi Orio "EOAXO+% Mruicir":66?+ oppnkih o crovkty dlhin tl kevistkcoti trohi griotkle oeh trohi hkvirskle iaaigts keElrtb Odirkgo. oeh alueh tbot EOAXO boh keskcekakgoet iaaigts le trohi pottires% Wlnlocooeh Sketirs ":66?+ dlhkakih tbi joskg crovkty dlhin tl quoetkay tbi iaaigts la eiwny griotihlr rivodpih AXOs le trohi. oeh alueh skdknor keskcekakgoegi la EOAXO% Dletoeork ":669+usih o crovkty arodiwlrm tl oeonyzi trohi jitwiie tbi Iurlpioe Yekle oeh tbi Jonmoe

    3Alr o glegksi suddory la tbisi stuhkis glvirkec Iost Oskoe AXOs. sii Aroeglks oeh Skceoro`o ":66;+0 8;68;3%

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    gluetrkis. wbkni Mkie oeh Bosbkdltl ":669+ kevistkcotih tbi hitirdkeoets la trohi anlws latbi OWIOE Arii Xrohi Orio "OAXO+% Zinotkviny aiwir stuhkis bovi jiie glehugtih leWlutb Osko "sii eixt sigtkle alr o rivkiw la sinigtih stuhkis+%

    Xbi crovkty dlhin bos jiie lei la tbi dlst suggissaun idpkrkgon ditblhs wktb cllh akt oehrinotkviny tkcbt gnustirkec la gliaakgkiets "Oehirsle :6??+% Xbi dlhin plssissis bkcb

    ixpnoeotlry plwir "Kvus oeh Wtrlec :663+. oeh goe ji usih elt leny alr ixpnokekec trohianlws. jut onsl ltbir typis la anlws sugb os dkcrotkle. glddutkec. oeh tlurksd "Jircstroeh?;29+% Hispkti kts suggiss. tbi dlhin kektkonny nogmih o strlec tbilritkgon aluehotkle. wbkgbnih tl grktkgksd. portkgunorny glegirekec kts usi alr prihkgtkvi purplsis "Jircstroeh ?;29+%

    Xbilritkgon prlcriss bos tomie pnogi skegi tbi noti ?;36s tbrlucb tbi wlrms la. odlecltbirs. Oehirsle "?;3;. :6??+. Jircstroeh "?;29. ?;;6+. oeh Hiorhlra "?;;2+% Wldi grktkgsonsl orcui tbot crovkty dlhins ori ueojni tl gopturi tbi winaori iaaigts la oe AXO jigousitbi niat$boeh skhi la o crovkty iquotkle ks elt winaori jut jknotiron trohi "Zokboe :6?:+%Hispkti tbisi grktkgksds. crovkty dlhins bovi jigldi tbi wlrmblrsi alr idpkrkgon stuhkis"Ikgbiecriie oeh Irwke ?;;20 77+ oeh bovi prlhugih sldi la tbi gniorist oeh dlstrljust idpkrkgon akehkecs ke igleldkgs "Niodir oeh Nivkeslbe ?;;90 ?.728+%

    Xbi purplsi la tbi prisiet stuhy ks tl ixodkei tbi hitirdkeoets la trohi anlws odlec tbisiigleldkis oeh ogtuon iaaigts tbot tbi WOVXO oeh tbi WOAXO rickdis bovi cieirotih skegitbikr kegiptkle% Ke ltbir wlrhs. tbks popir ketiehs tl glehugt oe ix plst ixodkeotkle. elt oeix oeti ixodkeotkle% Sbkni GCI dlhins doy bovi sldi ohvoetocis ke oeonyzkec auturiplnkgy gboecis. kt hlis elt sirvi tbi purplsi la tbi prisiet stuhy la tistkec tbi ogtuoniaaigts% Os sugb. o crovkty dlhin ks o dlri suktojni oeh opprlprkoti oeonytkgon tlln alr tbksstuhy%

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    ODLEC WLYXB OWKOE IGLELDKIWXbi ropkh prlnkairotkle la arii trohi ocriidiets ke Osko oeh insiwbiri ke tbi wlrnh lvir tbinost aiw higohis bos cieirotih o criot hion la ietbuskosd odlec sgblnors alr ossisskectbi kdpogt la sugb jknotiron rickleon orroecidiets% Blwivir. wbkni tbiri ks pniety lanktiroturi ixpnlrkec tbi pltietkon la AXOs ke Iost oeh Wlutbiost Osko. tbi Wlutb Oskoe ricklebos rigikvih nkdktih ottietkle norciny jigousi la kts nlw sbori ke ketrorickleon oeh cnljontrohi% Kt wos leny oatir igleldkg gllpirotkle wos ievksocih uehir tbi WOOZG rickdi tbotsgblnors stortih tl poy ottietkle tl tbi rickle% Ontblucb nkdktih. tbisi idpkrkgon stuhkiskektkotih tbi hijoti lvir tbi hiskrojknkty la o Wlutb Oskoe arii trohi orio% O priairietkonrickdi bos jiie ke pnogi ke Wlutb Osko skegi tbi dkh$?;;6s. jut ovoknojni stuhkis orikeglegnuskvi ojlut tbi pltietkon alr tbi rickles igleldkg keticrotkle%

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    Wldi outblrs. blwivir. ixprissih niss lptkdksd ojlut Wlutb Oskos igleldkg keticrotklepltietkon% Xbi crovkty dlhin risunts la Wrkekvosoe "?;;8+ oeh Wrkekvosoe oeh Goeleirl"?;;9+ succistih tbot tbi rickle wlunh coke dlri arld ueknotiron trohi nkjironkzotkle oslpplsih tl priairietkon nkjironkzotkle% O rickleon "WOOZG+ huddy wos onsl alueh tl jikeskcekakgoet ke tbi stuhy jy Zobdoe ":667+% O dlri rigiet stuhy jy Zlhrcuiiz$Hincohl":663+ usih o dlhkakih crovkty iquotkle tl ixodkei tbi iaaigts la WOAXOs trohinkjironkzotkle prlcrod% Kt orcuih tbot WOAXO wlunh bovi leny nkdktih iaaigts le rickleontrohi anlws. orkskec joskgonny arld kegrioskec ixplrts arld Kehko. oeh kdplrts arldJoecnohisb oeh Eipon%

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    Xojni 80 Crovkty Istkdotkle Zisunts "Lvironn Zicrisskle wktb Onn tbi Qorkojnis+

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    Ditblh0 Voein Niost Wquoris

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    Ixplrtirs CHV ?%:3:;6? 97%93978**

    Kdplrtirs CHV ?%663:31 7:%7:739**

    Cilcropbkgon hkstoegi $?%817;?2 $:2%81888**

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    Ixgboeci roti $6%6192:6 $9%9?892:**

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    Elti0 ?% * oeh ** hielti skcekakgoet ot 9) oeh ?) nivins rispigtkviny%

    Wlurgi0 Outblrs gongunotkles%

    Xbi kdpogt la tbi glddle crovkty vorkojnis ks. os ixpigtih. stotkstkgonny skcekakgoet. oehtbilritkgonny `ustkakih% Gliaakgkiets le tbi gietron vorkojni la tbi crovkty dlhin. k%i%. tbi CHVgliaakgkiets alr tbi ixplrtkec oeh tbi kdplrtkec gluetrkis. jior plsktkvi skces oeh ori bkcbnyskcekakgoet "?) nivin+% Lvironn. kt ks opporiet tbot tbi igleldkg skzi la tbi trohkec porteirspnoys oe kdplrtoet rlni ke tbi hitirdkeotkle la trohi anlws% Xbi istkdotkle ke tbks stuhy onslsuccists tbot tbi kegriosi ke ixplrt anlws ks dlri tboe prlplrtkleon os gldporih wktb tbi

    kegriosis ke tbi CHV la tbi trohkec porteirs0 ka tbi CHV la tbi ixplrtkec "kdplrtkec+ gluetrykegriosis jy ?). jknotiron ixplrt vlnudi wlunh kegriosi jy ?%:3) "?%6?)+% Xbi gliaakgkietistkdoti alr tbi hkstoegi vorkojni ks eicotkvi. stoehkec ot orlueh $?%81. kehkgotkec tbot wbie

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    tbi hkstoegi jitwiie tbi ixplrtkec oeh tbi kdplrtkec porteirs kegriosis jy ?). trohijitwiie tbid aonns jy ojlut ?%81)% Xbi gliaakgkiet vonuis la tbi prlxy tl dormit skzis. k%i%.plpunotkle alr jltb ixplrtkec oeh kdplrtkec gluetrkis. ori bkcbny skcekakgoet "?) nivin+ oehjior eicotkvi skces. kehkgotkec ojslrptkle iaaigts%

    Gletrory tl tbi bypltbisks la tbks popir. tbi gliaakgkiet alr ixgboeci rotis jiors o rotbir nlw

    vonui "$6%611+ oeh jiors tbi lpplskti skce arld wbot wlunh ji ixpigtih. succistkec tbotgurriegy doekpunotkle "alr ixodpni. hivonuotkle la hldistkg gurriegy+ ks uenkminy tl prlvkhioey iaaigtkvi risunts ke o gluetrys ixplrts% Vrlxkis alr lpieeiss tl ketireotkleon trohi sblwdkxih risunts% Xbi gliaakgkiet alr kdplrt$CHV rotkl ks plsktkvi os ixpigtih oeh stotkstkgonnyskcekakgoet. kehkgotkec tbot ketro$rickleon trohi odlec tbi WOAXO didjirs wknn rksi wktbkegriosih lpieeiss% Xbi gliaakgkiets alr torkaa$kdplrt rotkl oeh oppnkih torkaa rotis la tbikdplrtkec gluetry ori stotkstkgonny skcekakgoet jut jior lpplskti skces arld wbot wlunh jiixpigtih%

    Xbi gliaakgkiet le DAO ks plsktkvi. bkcbny skcekakgoet. oeh iaaigtkvi% Kt jiors o vonui la orlueh?%::. uehirsglrkec kts kdplrtoegi ke trohi anlws arld hivinlpkec tl hivinlpih gluetrkis% XbiDAO huddy biri rianigts tbi priairietkon oggiss la tbi hivinlpkec gluetrkis tl tbi dormits

    la tbi hivinlpih gluetrkis% Xboems tl tbi qulto systid uehir tbi DAO rickdi. sdonnirigleldkis sugb os Joecnohisb clt ossurih oeh prihkgtojni oggiss tl tbi tixtkni oehgnltbkec dormits ke tbi hivinlpih gluetrkis "YW oeh IY alr ixodpni+. wktblut aogkecgldpitktkle arld norcir hivinlpkec igleldkis sugb os tbi VZG oeh Kehko% Ltbir WlutbOskoe gluetrkis onsl doeocih tl utknkzi tbi DAO priairiegi% Zigiet triehs. alr ixodpni leJoecnohisbs riohydohi cordiets ixplrts. sblw tbot tbi ojlnktkle la tbi DAO rickdi boselt jiie os hitrkdieton tl tbi sdonnir igleldkis os wos aiorih. jut kt glunh ji jigousi latbi spigkonkzotkle oeh gldporotkvi ohvoetocis tbot Joecnohisb "oeh ltbir sdonnirigleldkis+ cokeih uehir tbi DAO. oeh onsl jigousi la tbi VZGs rkskec nojlr glsts. odlecltbirs%

    Lei do`lr purplsi la tbks popir ks tl ossiss wbitbir o rickleon trohkec jnlgm ke Wlutb Oskocieirotis trohi griotkle iaaigts lr elt% Xbi oeonysks la tbks stuhy sblws tbot tbi gliaakgkietle tbi rickleon huddy. WOAXO. ks plsktkvi "k%i%. osslgkotih wktb trohi griotkle+. ontblucb tbivonui la tbi gliaakgkiet ks nlw oeh blnhs nlw stotkstkgon skcekakgoegi% Wldi la tbi iornkirstuhkis kehkgotih o wiom pltietkon la WOAXO% Joysoe it on% ":661+. alr ixodpni. orcui tbotos tbi Wlutb Oskoe rickle ks sdonn "arld oe igleldkg plket la vkiw+ ke rinotkle tl tbi rist latbi wlrnh. oeh os tbi igleldkis la tbi rickle doketoke skcekakgoetny bkcb nivin la trohiprltigtkle "ke portkgunor. runis la lrkcke. torkaa$roti qulto oeh sigtlr$spigkakg ixgiptkle+. orickleon AXO odlec tbi Wlutb Oskoe igleldkis ks dlri nkminy tl ji trohi hkvirtkec tboetrohi griotkec% Blwivir. tbi gurriet stuhy tiehs tl ocrii wktb tbi akehkecs la idpkrkgonstuhkis glehugtih jy Glunkjony ":668+. oeh Zobdoe. Wbohot. oeh Hos ":661+. wbkgbhidlestrotih tbi trohi griotkle iaaigts la WOAXO% Xbi nlw stotkstkgon skcekakgoegi la tbigurriet stuhy goe ji osslgkotih wktb wiom rinotkvi trohi rinotkles odlec tbi Wlutb Oskoe

    igleldkis os gldporih wktb ixtrorickleon porteirs% Kehiih. Wlutb Oskos nlw nivin laketrorickleon trohi ks glddleny riairrih tl jy pisskdksts% Ontblucb rigiet hivinlpdietssuccist tbot tbi WOAXO didjirs ori trohkec dlri wktb iogb ltbir tboe jialri ke tirds laojslnuti vlnudi.?:

    ?:Os sblwe ke Xojni :. ketrorickleon trohi ke Wlutb Osko boh kegriosih arld o diocir (?%2 jknnkle ke ?;;6 tl(:6%7 jknnkle jy :661 oeh tl (86%9 jknnkle jy :6??%

    tbikr ketrorickleon trohi sbori bos gletkeuih tl ji skcekakgoetny nlw"Akcuri 9+% Xbi pirklhs glvirih ke Glunkjony ":668+ oeh Zobdoe. Wbohot. oeh Hos ":661+wiri up tl :666 oeh :667. rispigtkviny. wbkni tbks stuhys glvirih pirklh ks up tl :6??% OsAkcuri 9 sblws. Wlutb Oskos ketrorickleon trohi sbori criw snlwny jut stiohkny arld ?;;3 tl:669 "ixgipt ke ?;;; oeh :668+. oeh riogbih kts piom "1%:6)+ ke :667% Blwivir. oatir :669tbi sbori stortih tl aonn ocoke arld yior tl yior. oeh boh hrlppih tl 8%:3) jy :6??% Kt kstbirialri elt surprkskec tbot tbi gliaakgkiet alr tbi rickleon huddy ke tbi gurriet stuhy boshidlestrotih nlw vonui os winn os nlw stotkstkgon skcekakgoegi. ontblucb tbi vonui ktsina ksplsktkvi% Eleitbiniss. josih le tbi idpkrkgon risunts la tbks stuhy os winn os tbi privklus

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    leis hksgussih ojlvi. oeh tbi kegrioskec trieh ke tbi lvironn vlnudi la ketrorickleon trohi.tbks popir orcuis tbot tbiri ori riosles alr jikec lptkdkstkg ojlut WOAXO jigldkec oglbiskvi oeh prlaktojni rickleon trohkec jnlg%

    Xbks stuhy onsl glehugtih roehld iaaigts "ZI+ oeh akxih iaaigts "AI+ oeonysis tl sii blwsiesktkvi tbi risunts wlunh ji uehir tbisi twl dlhins ke gldporksle wktb tbi niost squoris

    ditblh prisietih ojlvi% Xojni 9 prisiets tbi risunts alr tbi poein hoto opprlogb wktb tbiAI oeh ZI%

    Xojni 90 Zisunts la tbi Akxih Iaaigt oeh Zoehld Iaaigt Dlhins

    %Hipiehiet Qorkojni0 Jknotiron Ixplrts "Arld Gluetry k tl Gluetry`+

    [ior0 ?;;: tl :6?6Ditblh0 Zoehld Iaaigt oeh Akxih Iaaigt

    Qorkojni Zoehld Iaaigt Dlhin Akxih Iaaigt Dlhin

    Ixplrtirs CHV 6%276817** 6%828138**

    Kdplrtirs CHV 6%893?6;** 6%37;6;3**

    Cilcropbkgon hkstoegi $6%;1;627** $$$

    Ixplrtirs plpunotkle 6%76979;** ?%:69792**

    Kdplrtirs plpunotkle 6%7:826:** $:%6:7;?3**

    Ixgboeci roti $6%67;;;; $6%6:8272

    Kdplrtirs kdplrt$CHV rotkl 6%887?62** 6%9;??89**

    Kdplrtirs oppnkih DAE torkaa rotis $6%?12?1;** $6%78:321**Kdplrtirs tlton torkaa tl tlton kdplrtrotkl 6%61221;* 6%681699

    WOAXO $6%:;6293** $6%?;2789

    DAO 6%:9:1:1** 6%?:129?

    G $?3%78712** :%177739

    Z$squorih 6%177;8; 6%;736?8

    Eltis0?% * oeh ** hielti skcekakgoet ot 9) oeh ?) nivins rispigtkviny%

    :% Z$squorih alr tbi ZI dlhin ks uewikcbtih%Wlurgi0 Outblrs gongunotkles%

    Xbi ZI oeh tbi AI dlhins hidlestroti rinotkviny wiom istkdotis alr tbi CHV la tbiixplrtir oeh kdplrtir gluetrkis ke gldporksle wktb tbi niost squoris risunts0 tbi niostsquoris risunts alueh tbot o ?) kegriosi ke iktbir tbi kdplrtirs CHV lr tbi ixplrtirs CHVwlunh kegriosi jknotiron trohi dlri tboe ?) "Xojni 8+. wbirios jltb tbi ZI oeh AI dlhinssuccist tbi kegriosi tl ji niss tboe ?) "Xojni 9+% Aurtbirdlri. gletrory tl tbi niostsquoris dlhin. wbiri tbi plpunotkle vorkojni jiors eicotkvi skces "kehkgotkec ojslrptklegopogkty+ alr jltb tbi kdplrtkec oeh tbi ixplrtkec gluetrkis. tbi ZI dlhins istkdotis jiorplsktkvi skces. kehkgotkec igleldkis la sgoni% Ke tbi AI dlhin. ixplrtirs plpunotkle jiors oplsktkvi skce wbirios kt ks eicotkvi alr kdplrtirs plpunotkle%

    Xbi ixgboeci roti vorkojni ke onn tbi tbrii dlhins sblw skdknor nlw vonui oeh eicotkvi skce.jut ke tbi ZI oeh AI dlhins tbks gliaakgkiet ks stotkstkgonny keskcekakgoet% Kdplrt$CHV rotkl ketbi ZI oeh AI dlhins ori onsl skdknor tl tbi niost squoris dlhin istkdotis. ontblucb tbikdpogt ks gnlsi tl bona la tbi niost squoris dlhin ke tbi ZI dlhin% Istkdotis le tbikdplrtkec gluetrys torkaa$kdplrt rotkl onsl hidlestroti skdknor. ocokest$tbi$bypltbisks risuntske onn tbi dlhins% Blwivir. tbi ZI oeh AI dlhins hkaair arld tbi niost squoris alr tbi

    istkdotis le tbi kdplrtkec gluetrys oppnkih DAE torkaa rotis% Xbks istkdoti gletrohkgts tbibypltbisks la tbi stuhy ke tbi niost squoris dlhin. jut ke tbi ZI oeh AI dlhins tbi skces

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    gboeci tl eicotkvi glealrdkec tl tbi tbilritkgon `ustkakgotkle la tbi eicotkvi kdpogts la torkaale trohi anlws% Xbi DAO huddy jiors o nlwir vonui ke tbi ZI oeh AI dlhins tboe ke tbiniost squoris. jut tbi skces ori tbi sodi ke onn tbi dlhins% Istkdotis alr tbi rickleonhuddy. WOAXO. blwivir. tures eicotkvi ke tbi ZI oeh AI. wbirios kt wos plsktkvi jutkeskcekakgoet ke tbi niost squori dlhin%

    Xbi risunts la tbi niost squori ricrisskle uskec :66; hoto kegnuhkec tbi Lvironn XrohiZistrkgtkvieiss Kehix "LXZK+ la tbi kdplrtkec gluetry ori prisietih ke Xojni 9%

    Xojni 90 Zicrisskle Zisunts "Niost Wquori. Kegnuhkec tbi LXZK Qorkojni+

    Hipiehiet Qorkojni0 Jknotiron Ixplrts "Arld Gluetry k tl Gluetry`+[ior0 :66;

    Ditblh0 Niost Wquoris

    Qorkojni Gliaakgkiet t$Wtotkst kg

    Ixplrtirs CHV ?%12;377 ?9%68::26**

    Kdplrtirs CHV ?%:;;?78 ;%;11:97**

    Cilcropbkgon hkstoegi $?%8??6:; $1%6?;29?**

    Ixplrtirs plpunotkle $6%:98;32 $:%9?2:33*

    Kdplrtirs plpunotkle $6%?8?;61 $?%?81699

    Ixgboeci roti $6%?129;? $7%72;399**

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    Kdplrtirs oppnkih DAE torkaarotis

    6%6:37;2 6%63;21?

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    Lvironn Xrohi Zistrkgtkvieiss

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    G $7;%79;82 $??%9:63:6**

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    Wlurgi0 Outblrs gongunotkles%

    Onn tbi glddle crovkty vorkojnis os winn os tbi WOAXO huddy hidlestroti o skdknor kdpogtos tbi poein niost squori ricrisskle hksgussih privklusny% Xbi gliaakgkiet alr tbi LXZKvorkojni. os ixpigtih. jiors o eicotkvi skce. ontblucb kts stotkstkgon skcekakgoegi ks elt bkcb%Kts vonui stoehs ot orlueh $6%89. succistkec tbot ka tbi kdplrtkec gluetrys trohiristrkgtkvieiss diosurih ke LXZK kegriosis jy ?). jknotiron trohi anlws wknn higriosi jy6%89)% Xbi risunt succists tbot rihugkec trohi ristrkgtkvieiss "k%i%. torkaa oeh ele$torkaajorrkirs+ wknn kegriosi trohi anlws odlec gluetrkis% Wlutb Oskoe igleldkis. wbkgb typkgonnydoketoke bkcb trohi ristrkgtkles. wknn jieiakt arld kdprlvih rickleon oeh cnljon keticrotkle jyrihugkec tbisi jorrkirs%

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    1% GLEGNYWKLE

    Xbiri ks o jrloh uehirstoehkec odlec igleldksts tbot trohi lpieeisska pursuih uehirtbi rkcbt glehktklesprldltis igleldkg crlwtb. oeh doey gluetrkis bovi gldjkeih tbikr

    kevlnvidiet ke tbi duntknotiron trohkec systid wktb rickleon trohkec jnlgs% Gletidplrorycnljon igleldkg hivinlpdiets bovi kehkgotih oe kegrioskec trieh ke tbi usi la AXOs alralstirkec trohi%

    Gldporih tl ltbir rickles sugb os Iost Osko. Notke Odirkgo. oeh Elrtb Odirkgo. WlutbOsko bos noccih jibkeh ke tirds la rickleon keticrotkle% Wmiptkgs bovi nlec jiie hlujtaunojlut tbi suggiss la o rickleon igleldkg crlupkec odlec tbi Wlutb Oskoe eotkles%Blwivir. tbi rickles rigiet igleldkg hyeodksd oeh sbkat tlworh lutworh$lrkietih plnkgkisbovi cieirotih skcekakgoet ketirist ke tbi kssui la Wlutb Oskoe igleldkg keticrotkle%Kestktutkleon hivinlpdiets tllm pnogi uehir tbi odjkt la WOOZG tbrlucb WOVXO oeh tbieWOAXO% Wiviron quoetktotkvi oeh quonktotkvi stuhkissldi la tbid hksgussih iornkir ke tbkspopirbovi jiie glehugtih le WOVXO,WOAXOs pltietkon cokes. jut tbi akehkecs bovi

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