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Iztok Prezeljnational needs in procedures testing, does not fall within their competence (seeApproved Minutes of the 9th SEDM CC Meeting 2003).It is important to note that each country had various ministries and authoritieswhich participated in the initiative. Participants in the Republic of Sloveniawere the Civil Protection, MoD (ACPDR, General Staff, etc.), Ministry ofForeign Affairs, Ministry of the Interior, Military Police, Ministry of Health,Government Public Relations and Media Office, and Aerodrome Ljubljana.One of the key findings was that communication and cooperation amongvarious response actors needs to be improved in the future.White Cell meeting reports showed that the exercise was fairly successfulbecause it contributed to the improvement of inter-state procedures within theregion. The problems which arose were mostly technical and standardisationalbut they were quickly eliminated: local time issue (some countries lie in twotime zones), repeated sending of some messages, lack of understanding ofother sectors in other countries, the need for a return message if an offer isnot accepted, delay in receiving help, etc. It was also unclear which standardmessages to use in a given situation. It turned out that SEEBRIG had not beenused as a stand by mechanism in the region. During the exercise itself SEEBRIGtherefore emphasized that it could contribute to the success of the exercise byproviding means of transport, clearing ruins, providing temporary shelters forpeople and animals, repairing and building roads, conducting limited deminingand setting up of refugee camps (see White Cell Meeting Reports 2004, 5., 8., 9.,10., 11.11).SEESIM 06 simulation exercise took place between 8 and 17 November. 2006.General objectives of the exercise were the same as in the previous exercise.Macedonia and Romania hosted the exercise together. The scenario included acombination of natural disasters and terrorist attacks, the management of whichrequires, among others, international assistance. The natural disasters includedgreat floods in the region, which caused many problems in relation to food, water,medicine supply, etc. Due to SEEBRIG's presence in ISAF, the countries in theregion received many terrorist threats, some of which were related to the weapons ofmass destruction. Many indicators of increased people smuggling have appeared inconnection with this. The participating countries were the same as in the previousexercise, with the addition of Ukraine. Invited observing states were Serbia,Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Moldova. International participatingactors were NATO, OCHA, IFRC, EU-MIC, SECI, WHO and Stability Pact.73