Finland continues strengthening the mediation capacity of international actors – first and foremost within the UN and the EU. Sufficient prerequisites will be guaranteed for Finland’s increasingly effective and prompt support to or participation in mediation, and the facilitation thereof, and in national dialogue processes as well as in providing advice and support to the rule of law through development cooperation appropriations. When it comes to the proper utilisation of mediation Finland’s own expertise and local knowledge is important in detecting weak signals and in identifying local actors. Close networking with the actors of civil society supports the flexibility which is required by mediation. 5.14 Strengthening rules-based action Finland fosters the core values of the UN Charter and the principles of intergovernmental interaction. Together with different countries and country groupings Finland works to enhance the effectiveness and influence of international organisations. Being a country that relies on foreign trade Finland finds it important to strengthen the multilateral trade regime. Strengthening and developing the rules-based system also supports Finland’s development policy goals to integrate the developing countries into the international trade and value chains. This development must take into account the manner in which trade is developing. Finland supports a successful outcome in the negotiations for fair, equal and sustainable trade and an investment agreement between the EU and the United States, i.e. the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Finland wants to improve the capacity of international organisations to also tackle new global challenges, such as cyber issues. Finland underscores the importance of arms control in strengthening predictability and stability. Finland taps into its time-honoured expertise in projects associated with arms control and disarmament, and in new challenges. Through policy and export control Finland promotes the prevention of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction as well as associated hazardous materials and know-how, and the illicit arms trade. Finland supports the status of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in nuclear disarmament. Finland strengthens the monitoring of fissile material and nuclear safety, and monitors the effect of the development of weapon technology vis-à-vis national and international security. 29