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short and straightforward. Therefore it is my view that this General Conference can right now approve that draft
recommendation proposed by the Administrative Commission.
95. The PRESIDENT:
Thank you. I see Cuba asking for the floor. But please let us exercise some restraint as we are pressed
for time. This is an important matter. Cuba, you have the floor.
96. Sr. HERNÁNDEZ PARDO (Cuba):
Se trata de una pregunta, señora Presidenta: Lo que se acordó exactamente fue una resolución muy
corta: "tomar nota del contenido de dichos documentos". Pero lo que yo tengo en la mano y a la vista es algo
mucho más largo y, en este sentido, comparto la preocupación del Delegado de Nigeria sobre el hecho de que
luego se siga diciendo lo mismo. Es decir: en realidad no se ha resuelto nada. Yo no quiero complicar las cosas,
sólo quiero señalarlo. Por lo demás, no tenga usted preocupación, no va a ser por mi causa que esta sesión se
dilate. Muchas gracias.
(96) M. HERNANDEZ PARDO (Cuba) (traduit de l'espagnol) :
J'ai juste une question à formuler, Madame la Présidente. Ce sur quoi l'on s'est mis d'accord est une
résolution très courte : "prend note du contenu de ces documents" ; or ce que j'ai entre les mains et sous les yeux
est beaucoup plus long et, à cet égard, je partage les préoccupations du délégué du Nigéria sur le fait qu'on ne dise
donc rien de plus que ce qui a déjà été dit. Autrement dit, en réalité, rien n'a été résolu. Je ne veux pas compliquer
les choses, je tiens seulement à le signaler. Pour le reste, n'ayez pas d'inquiétude, si cette séance se prolonge, je n'en
serai pas la cause. Merci beaucoup.
(Mr Worbs, Germany, takes the Chair)
97. The PRESIDENT:
I thank the distinguished delegate of Cuba. Before I give the floor to more speakers on our list I would
like to give an explanation. I think the document we have before us was prepared ahead of the decision taken by
the Administrative Commission today. We are being asked by Kenya to adopt the two paragraphs at the
beginning of the document. The rest of the document is in fact not relevant to our decision and will not appear in
the final document of this session. Is my interpretation correct, Mr Legal Adviser? I see him nodding. And I
would like to ask the four remaining countries on the list whether, after this clarification by the Legal Adviser,
they still would like to take the floor or whether we should not go ahead and adopt this very short and very
effective decision. India, Germany, Zimbabwe, Nigeria - do you still want to speak? Yes, so I think India was
first. I see Germany raising a point of order.
98. Mr SCHÖFTHALER (Germany):
Kenya has moved the adoption of the report and I think that this should be treated first.
(Ms Moserová resumes the Chair)
99. The PRESIDENT:
Thank you, Germany. I give the floor to Nigeria on a point of order.
100. Mr LIJADU (Nigeria):
Thank you very much, Madam President. The point that was not clear, and is still not clear, was whether
we are just adopting the report - the narrative part that we have talked about - or whether we are also dealing with
the resolution. These are two different things, as the Chairperson has quite rightly said. I want to make sure about
what we are dealing with: if we are dealing with the narrative part we can adopt the report, but on the question of
the resolution, there is a lot of work still to be done. My country will not accept the adoption of that resolution
now - not without any discussion. I remind you all that this is not the Administrative Commission. This is the
plenary. We all have the right to say whatever we want to say. The work in the Administrative Commission of
course is to give the plenary the possibility of arriving at a reasonable decision, and this is what we are trying to
do - to arrive at a reasonable decision in the plenary of the General Conference. Thank you, Madam President.
101. The PRESIDENT:
I would ask Mr Marshall to comment, please.
102. Mr MARSHALL (New Zealand), Chairperson of the Administrative Commission:
This is my personal view, which to some extent coincides with Nigeria's. I am a little troubled that if we
are not careful we might make a decision now with which some of us are comfortable, thinking we have got rid of
it. But I do not want this Conference to make a fool of itself and I am rather inclined to suggest to you, Madam
President, that people should know exactly what they are doing and, although you may not want to have another
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