At the 2nd Annual Assembly of The Citizens' Pact for SEE, held in December 2002 in Sofia, Aleksandar Popov, director of the Center for Regionalism from Novi Sad presented the idea that the efforts to expand cooperation among municipalities, towns, and NGOs in the region in the form of signing the Protocol on Interethnic Tolerance should be continued. The first result of this project was signing of the Protocol between Tuzla, Osijek and Novi Sad in January 2002. Assembly decided that Protocol on Interethnic Tolerance should be one of the CP's priorities for the next year.

After adopting of the initiative for including other cities of SEE to the Protocol of interethnic tolerance, that was signed by the cities of Tuzla, Osijek and Novi Sad, on the Annual Assembly in Skopje, the Centre for Regionalism as a project holder, organized kick off conference. Text of the Protocol has been changed and adopted to the planned project extension.
The Conference was held in Sarajevo, whereby more than 70 representatives of the local governments and NGO's from the interested cities and the whole region of South Eastern Europe, as well as the representative of the international institutions (OSCE, Council of Europe, OHR) took part. Since the present results of the project have been presented to the participants, seven possible triangles of cooperation have been identified. It has been concluded that it is not necessary to insist on the triangle form, but more cities should be included wherever possibilities and reasons therefore exist. Possibility of extension the now existing triangle Novi Sad - Osijek - Tuzla has been considered. Participants had lot of suggestions regarding the Protocol text. It has been decided that Prof. Dr Jovan Komsic, expert of the Centre for regionalism, introduces these suggestions into the textual part. Participants of the conference overtook the obligation to develop the project in the related regions.
A meeting of the project coordination team was held in April.

In order to make cooperation within triangle stronger a marathon race has been organized with its various manifestations. It has been planned to become traditional. The final part of marathon in Tuzla, would be a motive to include other cities into the Protocol on interethnic tolerance, such as: Subotica and Brcko.

Duties regarding contacts with representatives of local governments and NGO's that could be included into the project, were assigned to the members of the coordination team (Vehid Sehic, Tihomir Salajic, Prof. Dr Jovan Komsic, Radomir Sovljanski, Mirjana Misic Jugovic and Aleksandar Popov).

The importance of lobbying in Zagreb for the triangle Belgrade-Zagreb-Sarajevo has been especially emphasized, since Belgrade and Sarajevo confirmed their positive attitude towards this initiative.
For the purpose of implementing cooperation with Euro-region "DUNAV 21" Prof. Dr Jovan Komsic visit the cities of Zajecar, Vidin and Kalafat in the beginning of May and had meetings with representatives of the local government, who expressed their wish to be included into the project.

The marathon race "Along The Paths of peace", was held from September 30 to October 2, as a promotion of the triangle cooperation Novi Sad-Tuzla-Osijek. The race started from Novi Sad with a significant support of the local government and attracted the attention of media as well. On the same day on the city square a specific exhibition was organized whereby various companies from the three cities presented their products. In the evening there was a concert in which representatives of the same cities took part.

Marathon runners were met in Osijek. A concert of inter-religious choir was organized and participants of all confessions pray together for peace. Debates with topics "Religion and tolerance" were held either. The race was finished in Tuzla on the Day of the city, on October 2nd. The whole project was supported by the city TV stations. Representatives of the local government of all three cities participated actively in this project. Future cooperation has been discussed as well.

During the year members of the coordination team visited the cities of Szeged, Timisoara, Gnjilane, Prizren, Zagreb, Sofia, Brcko, Zvornik and other cities in the region in order to awake the interest of local governments and NGO's for the Protocol.
Although not planned the conference "Cities and Euro-regional cooperation" has been held in Belgrade on July 2nd. It has been organized by Ministry for human and minority rights of Serbia and Montenegro (which covered the expenses) and Center for regionalism. Protocol on interethnic tolerance was a part of the official program of the conference, whereby it has been presented to the public of Serbia and Montenegro. Representatives of city governments of Kula, Sremska Mitrovica and Subotica and Open university in Subotica signed the Protocol by the conference in Belgrade.

In the meantime Foundation Konrad Adenauer showed the interest in the project. Since the representatives of the Foundation took part in the conference in Belgrade, it has been decided to render financial support the regional conference, beginning 2004, by which greater number of cities and partner NGO's would sign the application for admission to the Protocol and would participate in many debates.

On October 3rd a debate on the regional cooperation has been organized in Prijedor. A debate which was planned in Presevo turned into the regional conference "DIALOGUE AND COOPERATION OF CITIZENS IN THE REGION - ECONOMICAL AND CULTURAL ASPECTS". Around 50 representatives from NGO's and local governments, international organizations in the region and minister for human and minority rights in the government of Serbia and Montenegro, Mr. Rasim Ljajic attended the meeting, which was held on October 31.
"EURO-REGIONAL CONFERENCE AND TOLERANCE AMONG PEOPLE AND NATIONALITIES ON THE BALKANS" was held on November 21 and 22 in Sofia. A debate is planned to be held in Prizren in November. A debate is also planned to be held in Zagreb on December 5th , and in Kotor on December 14th . On this debate an exhibition on Split is open, which is later moved to Mostar and to Split again.