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Agenda Item # 11.E(ii): Consideration of the general status and operation of the Convention: Other matters essential for achieving the Convention’s aims – Transparency and the exchange of informationBelgium, in its capacity as Coordinator of the informal Article 7 Contact Group introduced this item.
The following participants made statements on matters relating to Article 7:
The following participants delivered statements relating to Articles 1, 2, and 3:
Agenda Item # 11.E(iii): Consideration of the general status and operation of the Convention: Other matters essential for achieving the Convention’s aims - Preventing and suppressing prohibited activities and facilitating complianceItaly, in its capacity as Co-Chair of the Standing Committee on the General Status and Operation of the Convention, introduced this item.
The floor was then given to Peter Kolarov from the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs to provide an update on the UN Office of Disarmament Affairs’ responsibilities concerning the Article 8 roster of experts.
This was followed by statements from: Closing remarks were made by Italy, in its capacity as the outgoing Co-Chair of the Standing Committee on the General Status and Operation of the Convention, and Germany, as the incoming Co-Chairs of the Standing Committee on the General Status and Operation of the Convention.
Agenda Item # 11(e)(iv): Consideration of the general status and operation of the Convention: Other matters essential for achieving the Convention’s aims – Implementation SupportArgentina, as the Co-Chair of the Standing Committee on the General Status and Operation of the Convention, introduced this item. The Director of the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining then presented a report on the functioning of the Implementation Support Unit, followed by a few words from the ISU Manager, Kerry Brinkert. As Coordinator of the Sponsorship Programme, the United Kingdom provided an update on the progress of the programme.
Other Statements were made by:
Agenda Item # 11(a): Consideration of the general status and operation of the Convention: Universalising the ConventionThe meeting briefly reverted to Agenda Item #11(a) to allow for statements to be delivered by the following delegations:
Agenda Item #13: Consideration of matters arising from / in the context of reports submitted under Article 7No delegation raised any matter arising from or in the contexts of reports submitted under Article 7. Agenda Item #14: Consideration of requests submitted under Article 5The President informed the meeting that he had not been informed of any requests made under Article 5 for consideration by the meeting. Agenda Item #15: Consideration of requests submitted under Article 8The President informed the meeting that he had not been informed of any requests made under Article 8 for consideration by the meeting. Agenda Item #16: Date, duration and location of the next Meeting of the States PartiesThe Meeting agreed to designate His Excellency, Ambassador Jurg Streuli of Switzerland President of the Ninth Meeting of the States Parties and decided to hold the Ninth Meeting in Geneva the week of 24-28 November 2008. Related to this decision, Switzerland took the floor:
Agenda Item #17: Any other businessThe President informed the meeting that he had not been informed of any other business for consideration by the Meeting. Agenda Item #18: Consideration and adoption of the Final DocumentThe meeting adopted its Final Report. Prior to adoption of the Final Report the following delegations took the floor:
Agenda Item #19: Closure of the Eighth Meeting of the States PartiesThe President delivered his statement to close the meeting:
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