16. The High Commissioner informed the Permanent Representative that he lacked the authority to negotiate on behalf of the Special Rapporteurs because they were independent experts.

The American Samoa representative to the United States House of Representatives has no voting power.7

The President, with the consent of the Council, invited the representative of Jordan, at his request, to participate in the consideration of the item without the right to vote.

The President, with the consent of the Council, invited the representative of Burundi, at her request, to participate in the consideration of the item without the right to vote.

The President, with the consent of the Council, invited the representative of Iraq, at his request, to participate in the consideration of the item without the right to vote.

The President, with the consent of the Council, invited the representative of Sierra Leone, at his request, to participate in the consideration of the item without the right to vote.

The President, with the consent of the Council, invited the representative of Liberia, at her request, to participate in the consideration of the item without the right to vote.

The prevailing view was in favour of giving the foreign representative that right without requiring prior recognition.

Their representatives are entitled to participate as observers, without the right to vote, in the public meetings of the intergovernmental bodies.

The President, with the consent of the Council, invited the representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at her request, to participate in the consideration of the item without the right to vote.

An alternate representative, when acting as representative, shall have all the rights of a representative.

It had not been the intention of the sponsor delegation, though, to fetter the legal discretion of the Security Council or to trespass upon its prerogatives.

Right to legal representation

The President, with the consent of the Council, invited the representative of Haiti, at his request, to participate in the discussion without the right to vote.

The Legislative Assembly would replace the existing Legislative Council and would consist of 12 elected representatives and the Speaker and Attorney General (neither of whom would have a vote).

The Secretary General shall not have the right to vote.

The President, with the consent of the Council, invited the representative of Timor Leste, at his request, to participate in the discussion without the right to vote.

The President, with the consent of the Council, invited the representative of Burundi, at his request, to participate in the discussion without the right to vote.

The President, with the consent of the Council, invited the representative of Afghanistan, at his request, to participate in the discussion without the right to vote.

The President, with the consent of the Council, invited the representative of Somalia, at his request, to participate in the discussion without the right to vote.

The President, with the consent of the Council, invited the representative of Burundi, at his request, to participate in the consideration of the item without the right to vote.

The President, with the consent of the Council, invited the representative of Burundi, at his request, to participate in the consideration of the item.

In virtue of their functions and without having to produce full powers, the following are considered as representing their State

At the 5300th meeting, the President, with the consent of the Council, invited the representative of Iraq, at his request, to participate in the consideration of the item without the right to vote.

At the 5320th meeting, the President, with the consent of the Council, invited the representative of Lebanon, at his request, to participate in the consideration of the item without the right to vote.

Article 8.

Plenipotentiary conference

The President, with the consent of the Council, invited the representative of Sierra Leone, at his request, to participate in the discussion without the right to vote.

The President, with the consent of the Council, invited the representative of Guinea Bissau, at her request, to participate in the discussion without the right to vote.

The President, with the consent of the Council, invited the representative of Liberia, at her request, to participate in the discussion without the right to vote.

The President, with the consent of the Council, invited the representative of Côte d'Ivoire, at his request, to participate in the discussion without the right to vote.

The representatives of three delegations spoke in the exercise of the right of reply.

Any State may send its representatives to public meetings of the Sub Commission as government observers without the right to vote.

Any specialized agency may send its representatives to public meetings of the Sub Commission as observers without the right to vote.

Reissued for technical reasons.

(f) Representation and liaison

Art. 8 Representation 40

D. Credentials of representatives . 6

Balance of rights between the debtor and insolvency representative (paras. 50 and 70 73)

Upon the resumption of the meeting, the President, with the consent of the Council, invited the representative of El Salvador, at her request, to participate in the discussion without the right to vote.

The President, with the consent of the Council, invited the representative of India, at his request, to participate in the consideration of the item without the right to vote.

Upon the resumption of the meeting, the President, with the consent of the Council, invited the representative of Mali, at his request, to participate in the discussion without the right to vote.

The Security Council resumed its consideration of the item at its 5306th meeting, held on 15 November 2005 in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations, having before it a letter dated 7 November 2005 from the Secretary General addressed to the President of the Security Council (S 2005 706).

No delegation uninterested in a particular item was obliged to take the floor on it, but at the same time he had no authority to disregard the mandate of the General Assembly and decide that certain items should not be discussed.

The permanent forum should also make arrangements for representatives of the specialized agencies to participate, without vote.