Please note Asian members of WSIS intergovernmental bureau...
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From: Liliane Ursache <liliane.ursache@fdd.org>
To: <bureau@geneva2003.org>; bureau <bureau@wsis-cs.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 4:41 PM
Subject: info on phase II - meeting of intergovernmental Bureau
> FRENCH // ENGLISH
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> Please find hereafter some information on the preparatory process of the
> second phase of the WSIS.
>
> ***Intergovernmental Bureau
>
> An interim intergovernmental Bureau has been established for the second
> phase of the Summit. This Bureau is comprised of the following members :
>
> Africa Group: Egypt, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Senegal, Zambia;
> Asia Group: Bangladesh, China, Japan, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Saudi
> Arabia;
> Central and East European Group: Armenia, Belarus, Hungary, Latvia,
> Russia, Serbia-Montenegro
> GRULAC: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Nicaragua, Trinidad et Tobago,
Venezuela;
> WEOG: Canada, France, Greece, Norway, Spain, United States of America
> Members ex-officio : Tunisia, Switzerland
>
> Total: 32 pays
>
> *** Nomination to the Presidency of the Intergovernmental Bureau:
> withdrawal of Mali candidature
>
> Given that the consultations on the Presidency of PrepCom of the Tunis
> phase were ongoing since January without results, and in order not to
> block any other candidatures, Mali decided not to submit a candidate.
> Candidature is open to representatives from the North.
>
> Mr. Adama SamassñÌou thanked all the members of the Bureau, the Swiss
> and Tunisian government, ITU and all other international organisations
> for their contributions to the preparatory process of the first phase of
> WSIS. On their side, the Bureau members thanked warmly Mr. SamassñÌou
> for his great work and personal dedication to the WSIS.
>
> *** Preparatory meeting
>
> During the intergovernmental Bureau meeting of 31 March, the following
> decision was taken with regards to the next preparatory meeting (PrepCom)
:
> - it will have a duration of three days;
> - it will be held from 24 to 26 June 2004
> - it will take place in Tunisia (Hammamet)
> - its nature and its agenda are to be discussed again at the next
> meeting of the Bureau.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Alain Clerc, Louise Lassonde
>
>