E/CN.4/2004/18/Add.2 page 3 accomplished so far; the establishment of a national, multipartite and multi-ethnic parliamentary commission on racism and discrimination; the elaboration of a national programme to combat racism derived from the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action; and the launch, as a matter of urgency, of an intellectual strategy to back up the legal strategy. This new strategy would be based on three objectives: a better understanding and knowledge of the deep roots of the history, culture and mentality of racism and discrimination, the encouragement of mutual awareness of the history, culture and spiritual background of the different communities, and a better understanding of their interactions and cross-fertilization, with the aim of achieving democratic, equalitarian and interactive multiculturalism.