Yes, I heard from my government people that both China and Korea
strongly wanted to get into the Bureau seat.
izumi
At 10:39 04/04/12 +0800, you wrote:
>Please note Asian members of WSIS intergovernmental bureau...
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>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
> >
> >
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