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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks Tina for sharing this news. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It’s really surprising for us that Bulgarian government is satisfied with the ICANN’s refusal.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Imran<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> governance@lists.cpsr.org [mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tina Dam<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 06, 2011 10:14 AM<br><b>To:</b> governance@lists.cpsr.org; nhklein<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [governance] Is really Bulgarian Cyrillic .бг (.bg) similar to other Latin ccTLDs?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>And the minister's words: <a href="http://www.domainforum.bg/bg/privetstvie">http://www.domainforum.bg/bg/privetstvie</a><br>and at isoc <a href="http://isocbg.wordpress.com/">http://isocbg.wordpress.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>see paragraph 3. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Using google translate gives the following - which may or may not be a correct translation:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Given the global nature of the Internet is undeniably important role of the<br>Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers - ICANN - to maintain<br>credibility and transparency in the management of Internet resources. ICANN<br>pursue a transparent policy based on strict rules. Although we were<br>reasonably satisfied with ICANN's refusal to register our string of Cyrillic<br>requested fast-track for IDN ccTLDs, the Bulgarian government supports this<br>type of policy.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>2011/12/1 nhklein <<a href="mailto:nhklein@gmx.net">nhklein@gmx.net</a>><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 12/01/2011 08:31 PM, Daniel Kalchev wrote: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Not that there is much going on, but just for reference, what Rod Beckstrom had to say about the issue. <br><br><a href="http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=134438" target="_blank">http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=134438</a> <br><br>Daniel <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Interesting wording - using the plural for some undefined "global communities" that supposedly decided against <strong>.бг </strong><br><br>"The job of ICANN, the organization, is to implement the policies that are developed by the global communities. Those communities did not allow the initial application to go through because of potential visual confusion. So I think the Bulgarians can go back and they can choose what they want to apply for."<br><br><br>Norbert<span style='color:#888888'><br><br><br><span class=hoenzb><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><pre><span style='color:#888888'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:#888888'>A while ago, I started a new blog:<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:#888888'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:#888888'>...thinking it over... after 21 years in Cambodia<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:#888888'><a href="http://www.thinking21.org/" target="_blank">http://www.thinking21.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:#888888'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:#888888'>continuing to share reports and comments from Cambodia.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:#888888'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:#888888'>Norbert Klein<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:#888888'><a href="mailto:nhklein@gmx.net" target="_blank">nhklein@gmx.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:#888888'>Phnom Penh / Cambodia<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:#888888'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>____________________________________________________________<br>You received this message as a subscriber on the list:<br> <a href="mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org">governance@lists.cpsr.org</a><br>To be removed from the list, visit:<br> <a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing" target="_blank">http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing</a><br><br>For all other list information and functions, see:<br> <a href="http://lists.cpsr.org/lists/info/governance" target="_blank">http://lists.cpsr.org/lists/info/governance</a><br>To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see:<br> <a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/" target="_blank">http://www.igcaucus.org/</a><br><br>Translate this email: <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate_t" target="_blank">http://translate.google.com/translate_t</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>