Others have spoken of this.

International Negotiator

Conducting interviews with a selection of enterprises representative of the mail sample.

What do you want?

The representative of the host country confirmed that he and the Russian representative had had many conversations, in which the representative of the Russian Federation had expressed his appreciation for the efforts of the United States Mission.

Welcome, on behalf of the Conference.

One representative noted the importance of considering regional evaluations.

The North Korean representative also spoke at length about our national security law.

42. Many delegations focused on the need to strengthen multilateralism.

Having said this, I should like to submit some thoughts of my delegation with regard to the programme of work for the CD in 1997.

Another speaker stressed that natural disaster recovery was also part of the process from relief to recovery.

Open the door

I am therefore a little confused, as representatives are now talking about supporting what the representative of the United Kingdom said.

181. The representative said that any discussion of racial problems in Peru must necessarily refer to the situation of the indigenous communities.

18. Her delegation was heartened that Israel and the Palestinians had begun meeting again on substantive issues, and looked forward to progress in those talks.

In that regard, the flexibility and creativity demonstrated by delegations during the negotiations was noteworthy.

Concerning the category of non permanent seats, that issue has been touched upon by several delegations.

During its conversations, the Working Group delegation learned how the committee operates.

108. The representative of France made references to his Government apos s positions expressed at the first session (1995) of the working group.

Say, boss. I've been talking with the other delegates.

During its consideration of the report, the Advisory Committee met with the representatives of the Secretary General, who provided additional information to the Committee.

On the subject of persons with disabilities, his delegation would continue to give momentum to the negotiation of the international convention so that it could soon see the light of day as a result of an inclusive process.

My delegation wishes to make preliminary overview comments on the report in its national capacity.

Concerning the presence of a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the interviews, the representative in question was a lawyer and was present in that capacity.

The Special Representative of the European Union for the Sudan, Pekka Haavisto, has visited the talks twice during this round, and several member States are represented there.

Let me conclude by expressing my delegation apos s sincere hope that this proposal will be given serious consideration by the members of the Conference on Disarmament.

While supporting the statement made by the representative of the Group of 77, his delegation wished to dwell on some of the more interesting points in that statement.

I can associate my delegation with the remarks to be made in due course by the representative of Luxembourg on behalf of the European Union, so I will comment on only a few points, beginning briefly with the question of the establishment of the Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate.

Several Permanent Representatives, including those of Algeria and Peru, spoke of the importance of technology transfer, that those who have access to modern technology must find appropriate ways to share those tools of the future with the rest of the world so that opportunities can be shared as well and we agree.

The representative of Cuba followed up on the matter.

At the outset, allow me to extend a warm welcome on behalf of the Conference, and on my own behalf, to the newly appointed representative of Germany to the Conference on Disarmament, Ambassador Günther Seibert, who is attending the Conference for the first time today.

Her delegation was pleased that negotiations were to be conducted largely within existing resources.

Her delegation welcomed the timely presentation of the draft, which would be the basis for future negotiations.

Strengthened cooperation between the Iraqi and Kuwaiti delegations had permitted to identify a still limited number of persons who had been missing.

I gathered from our discussion that the word equitable was mentioned because some delegations were in favour of equitable , while others were talking about equal time.

My delegation would like to shed light on some issues that are important to my delegation, as Thailand is also a country affected by the tsunami disaster last December.

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I was AllAmerican Negotiator at Princeton.

It was unfortunate that the Israeli delegation had referred to Palestine only in the context of terrorism.

Regarding the Afghanistan programme, delegations noted the valuable assistance provided by UNFPA over the years.

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.

Several delegations referred to the ongoing discussion regarding the reform of the United Nations system.

All delegations condemned the events reported by the Under Secretary General, particularly the resurgence of sexual violence.

Since this is the first time this year that I am addressing the CD plenary in my national capacity, I wish to convey my delegation apos s warm welcome to all colleagues who have joined us since January.

Minister Republic of South Africa to the Conference on Disarmament Brig.