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Just as there will be different levels of government (local, national) within a country, not all international issues will be best dealt with on a one-world universal basis. Perhaps the most positive specific element of regional arrangements is their great potential for fruitful interaction which will raise understanding, cooperation, coordination and technical standards all round.