a ministerial meeting of states parties to the 1951 convention and/ or 1967 protocol held in geneva in december 2001 adopted a declaration of states parties by which the contracting states reaffirmed their commitment to implement their obligations under the 1951 convention and/ or its 1967 protocol "fully and effectively" and expressed the belief that the regime should be developed further, in a way that "complements and strengthens the 1951 Convention and its Protocol.