Acting on the imperative of meeting at the start of the new millennium, the South Summit resolved to reflect on the rapidly changing world economic situation and to address the emerging challenges facing the South in economic and social spheres.
南方首脑会议必须在新的千年开始之际举行会议，决心研究迅速变化的世界经济局势，并应付南方在经济和社会领域中面临的正在形成的挑战。