Write the following list of characters into a correctly formed sentence: RelationswiththeCountriesofCentralandEasternEuropeA.TheAssociatedCountriesi)TheEuropeanCouncilheldathoroughdiscussionontherelationsbetweentheCommunityandthecountriesofCentralandEasternEuropewithwhichtheCommunityhasconcludedorplanstoconcludeEuropeagreements("associatedcountries"),onthebasisoftheCommission'scommunicationpreparedattheinvitationoftheEdinburghEuropeanCouncil.ii)TheEuropeanCouncilwelcomedthecourageouseffortsundertakenbytheassociatedcountriestomodernizetheireconomies,whichhavebeenweakenedby40yearsofcentralplanning,andtoensurearapidtransitiontoamarketeconomy.
Relations with the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe A. The Associated Countries i) The European Council held a thorough discussion on the relations between the Community and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe with which the Community has concluded or plans to conclude Europe agreements ("associated countries"), on the basis of the Commission's communication prepared at the invitation of the Edinburgh European Council. ii) The European Council welcomed the courageous efforts undertaken by the associated countries to modernize their economies, which have been weakened by 40 years of central planning, and to ensure a rapid transition to a market economy.