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Hi Jeremy,<br>
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<i>I would reply at more length, but just became a new father again
some hours ago <br>
and am preoccupied at hospital. :-) </i><br>
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Congratulations ...<br>
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All the best <br>
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Hartmut<br>
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On 23/8/2010 19:15, Jeremy Malcolm wrote:
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">On 24-Aug-2010, at
12:51 AM, Bertrand de La Chapelle <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:bdelachapelle@gmail.com">bdelachapelle@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:</span><br>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0,
0);">What Bill was alluding to is that irrespective of who
speaks, the message is the most important and it has : a)
to fully take into account the issues that are being
discussed (and will be in other fora like the UN GA and
the CSTD), which means a strategic approach; and b) that
if the IGC proposes a name, there is agreement that the
speech is not up to the speaker to draft entirely on its
own but should reflect the various sensitivities present
in the IGC itself. This should be our understanding (and
practice) of democracy.</span><br>
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I agree up until now, but...
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0,
0);">This <b>clearly calls for draft speeches to be
elaborated on the list, </b>as has successfully been
done in the past, with sufficient opportunities for
people to input and sufficient respect to the diversity
of viewpoints.</span></div>
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<div>This I think would be a new practice for us. Yes we have
done as you describe with IGC statements many times, but not
with opening and closing civil society statements, which have
not been treated as IGC statements and have <span
class="Apple-style-span" style="">been left to the
reasonable discretion of those nominated.</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">Our trust in those
we shall nominate is based on the understanding they will
not depart too radically from our general views.</span></div>
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<div>Anyway I am not discounting what you say but I do not think
it is, as your post seems to suggest, our past practice. I
will consult Ginger for her views and also invite others to
comment.</div>
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<div>I would reply at more length, but just became a new father
again some hours ago and am preoccupied at hospital. :-) </div>
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