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main question within CSTD until 5 minutes ago was whether we should go in 3
different small drafting groups or address the various issues sequentially
during the on going informal meeting.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
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latest decision by the Austrian delegate chairing the meeting
is:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">from
now until 6 pm: informal discussion on the multi-year program of work, based on
the draft concept note circulated by the Secretariat last
Monday;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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6 pm onwards: drafting groups on the various issues to be
discussed.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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NGO participation: <SPAN class=171241015-24052007>I understood </SPAN>the
Chair proposed NGOs, CS and the PS to sit as silent observer in the room<SPAN
class=171241015-24052007> during the on going informal consultation, through a
very unclear ruling. </SPAN></SPAN></P>
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