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83. The PRESIDENT:
Thank you Mr Marshall. I open the debate on this report.
84. Mr WANDIGA (Kenya):
Madam President, may I move that we adopt the report.
85. The PRESIDENT:
I move that we adopt the report, if there are no objections. The Russian Federation?
86. Г-н СИДОРОВ (Российская Федерация):
Г-жа Председатель, я прошу прощения. В 20.00 в этом зале назначено проведение Пушкинского
вечера. Это мероприятие вошло во все регламенты нашей Конференции и, видимо, не учитывается
нынешней аудиторией и Президиумом. Прошу прощения, но надо решить этот вопрос, потому что ждут
выступления приехавшие артисты, предстоит подвести итоги двух пушкинских конкурсов, в которых
приняли участие представители разных стран мира, причем это все включено в программу нашей
Конференции. Благодарю Вас за внимание.
(86) M. SIDOROV (Fédération de Russie) (traduit du russe) :
Je vous prie de m'excuser, Madame la Présidente. La soirée consacrée à Pouchkine doit se tenir à
20 heures dans cette salle. Bien qu'elle figure dans tous les programmes de notre Conférence, apparemment, ni le
Bureau ni l'assemblée d'aujourd'hui ne semblent s'en soucier. Je m'excuse, mais c'est une question qu'il faut
résoudre. En effet, les artistes sont prêts à entrer en scène, et il est prévu de conclure les deux concours Pouchkine
auxquels ont pris part des représentants de plusieurs pays du monde, et tout cela figure dans le programme de notre
Conférence. Je vous remercie de votre attention.
87. The PRESIDENT:
There do not seem to be any serious objections to the report which has been presented to us. Yes,
Nigeria?
88. Mr LIJADU (Nigeria):
As far as I understand the situation, and you may correct me, if we accept the report as presented and
adopt it, it means that everything else that we have in the text concerning this particular question will disappear?
89. The PRESIDENT:
Mr Marshall may wish to give some clarification on this point.
90. Mr MARSHALL (New Zealand), Chairperson of the Administrative Commission:
This is the first time I have chaired a Commission, and I am not entirely sure of the procedure. There are
also the actual resolutions, but what is being presented now is part of the report which I would normally present
to the plenary. There is also a series of decisions that must be submitted for adoption, and I think that is the point
of Nigeria's concern: when we look one by one at those particular items, Nigeria wonders whether we have to
vote on each particular item. That is my impression.
91. The PRESIDENT:
Do I understand that you propose that the General Conference takes note of the report that you presented
and adopt the draft resolution? Is that it?
92. Mr MARSHALL (New Zealand), Chairperson of the Administrative Commission:
Yes. Normally there are two documents. We have an oral report from the convenor. The excerpt of that I
have done. If you now want to consider the actual resolution, it is a very simple matter. You can, if you want to,
take it out of the final document. It simply states in regard to item 9.9 that the General Conference, having
examined documents 30 C/42 and Corr., takes note of the documents 30 C/42 and Corr. There are two different
things: Mr Wandiga has proposed adoption of this section of the report, and I do not think there is much debate
about that. Nigeria is asking us to take, now or at some time, a conscious decision on the resolution itself.
93. The PRESIDENT:
I should like to ask the Legal Adviser.
94. The LEGAL ADVISER:
Madam President, I think the Chairperson of the Administrative Commission is quite right. Normally
you have a narrative part of the report and adopt the draft resolutions proposed by the Commission. In this
particular case, the General Conference considers that item 9.9 should be treated with some urgency. That is why
this item was taken out of the lot. As Mr Marshall said, the draft resolution proposed by the Commission is very
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