29. In many countries the closure of industrial plant is being debated.

I am slightly puzzled by this small debate that is now taking place.

The debate continues.

There were many debates, some of them very contradictory, showing how different we are.

The Anti Terrorism Bill, which has been passed in the House of Representatives and is being

An interactive debate was held following the presentations.

The debate which took place in the informal plenary meetings is not reflected in this report.

It must continue.

(k) In operative paragraph 11 (former paragraph 10), the words and calls for a broad and sustained public debate were revised to read and encourages a broad and sustained public debate

In the heat of the debates we should remember that international public opinion is watching the CD proceedings very closely.

Summing up the debate, the Chairman stated that an important and thorough investigation would take place and a formal report would be prepared.

The forthcoming General Assembly, for which preparations are in progress, will focus on the recommendations of the Panel of Eminent Persons on United Nations Civil Society Relations (the Cardoso report ).

5. The general debate was followed by discussions in the informal open ended Working Group, which met between 30 March and 27 April 1998.

The Second Committee in 1997 made a further attempt to identify subthemes to focus the debate under clusters and subclusters of the agenda at informal consultations organized before the start of the general debate.

Noting the debate in Puerto Rico on the search for a procedure that would make it possible to launch the process of decolonization of Puerto Rico,

I believe that the debate should be carried on.

Following the discussions, the Working Group held some informal consultations on how to address some of the concerns expressed during the debate.

AMs will get the final vote on the question of what they should be called when they debate the legislation.

In the light of that assessment, informal consultations shall be held after the debate in plenary meetings, under the chairmanship of the President or one of the Vice Presidents of the Assembly, to discuss the need and content of any action by the Assembly based on the debate.

The general debate was followed by a lively informal debate on the issue of preference erosion, with the participation of a panel of four experts, after a visual illustration by the secretariat of the extent to which LDCs were dependent on trade preferences.

Transition was an issue of major importance and, as such, had been discussed more than once at the United Nations.

Provision is made under the Anti Terrorism Bill, 2004, which is being debated in the Upper House of Parliament.

There was no debate on that working paper.

75. A general debate on both topics was held following the statements.

There is intense debate today about the potential of science and technology to transform the lives of the citizens of the world.

Other delegations considered that such a debate could hinder the informal negotiations taking place on those articles.

The defense of the master thesis is just happening next month.

The lecture was followed by an hour long debate.

This debate is scheduled to take place on 6 October 1997.

24. A debate on a procedural question followed the Chairman Rapporteur apos s comments.

The United Kingdom looks forward to engaging in that broader debate as well.

The debate also included a lively informal panel debate with outside experts whose views greatly contributed to a deeper understanding of the issues.

The panellists' presentations were followed by an interactive debate.

287. This debate is scheduled to take place on 6 October 1997.

Today's debate has enabled us to assess the progress made in the process of stabilization and normalization of the overall situation in Kosovo.

The presentations were followed by an interactive debate.

A recorded vote was taken on the motion for adjournment of debate.

In the ensuing discussion, considerable attention was devoted to the place of thematic debates in the work of the Council.

Taking note of the ongoing debate on the revised working papers on the working methods of the Special Committee,

The European Union welcomed the ongoing international debate on corporate social responsibility, business ethics, accountability and transparency.

Any attempt to pursue such arguments was nothing less than speculation on the suffering of the victims of terrorist acts.

When the debate on an item is concluded because there are no other speakers, the Chairman shall declare the debate closed.

After the many debates on this issue, my country believes that the time has come for us to act.

2 On 20 and 21 December 2000.

229. Mr. Joinet proposed that a vote be taken to close the debate.