[governance] On opening and closing statements (Bill and Paul's

[Hartmut Richard Glaser]

Hi Jeremy,

--
/I would reply at more length, but just became a new father again some 
hours ago
and am preoccupied at hospital. :-) /
--

Congratulations ...

All the best

Hartmut

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On 23/8/2010 19:15, Jeremy Malcolm wrote:
> On 24-Aug-2010, at 12:51 AM, Bertrand de La Chapelle 
> <bdelachapelle at gmail.com <mailto:bdelachapelle at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> I agree up until now, but...
>
>> This *clearly calls for draft speeches to be elaborated on the list, 
>> *as has successfully been done in the past, with sufficient 
>> opportunities for people to input and sufficient respect to the 
>> diversity of viewpoints.
>
> 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 been left to the reasonable discretion of those 
> nominated.
>
> Our trust in those we shall nominate is based on the understanding 
> they will not depart too radically from our general views.
>
> 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.
>
> I would reply at more length, but just became a new father again some 
> hours ago and am preoccupied at hospital. :-)
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