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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Rik and the CS Bureau</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>CS has also to express some elementary
conditions on its participation in the WSIS process IN TUNESIA.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We cannot just follow their "guidelines", simply
having the second and final Summit in our line of sight. We have
to ask for a favourable evolution of basic human rights respect
and remind as often as necessary that too many people are arrested and
emprisoned because of there opinion in this country. Yesterday evening ARTE, the
french-german TV programm, showed a long sequence which was particularly
informative about the unacceptable behaviour of Tunesian authorities.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>By the way, I read that Masmoudi will chair the CS
Plenary to-morrow. Just remind him and the Plenary (who ignores it) of his
unacceptable intervention during the CS Press conference closing PrepCom-3.
Because it severely discredited the whole CS, such a behaviour is to be blamed
by its Bureau and mentioned in the plenary session report. I'll follow this
with a great attention, and will reply strongly if nothing
happened. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jean-Louis Fullsack</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>CSDPTT</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=rikp@bluewin.ch href="mailto:rikp@bluewin.ch">Rik Panganiban</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=ct@wsis-cs.org
href="mailto:ct@wsis-cs.org">ct@wsis-cs.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 11, 2003 4:54
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [WSIS-CT] Post-Geneva-to-Tunis
Phase</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Dear Friends,<BR><BR>I wanted to make sure we are already
focusing on the phase of work beyond December.<BR><BR>The President of the
WSIS announced on Monday that the government bureau will be forming an
"open-ended" working group to consider the post-Geneva-to-Tunis phase. It is
important that we make our views known at least by the end of the week, when
it comes up on the formal agenda of prepcom IIIa, because they will already be
making decisions now that will effect our ability to participate in the
post-Geneva phase.<BR><BR>The Tunisian delegation today held a consultation on
a document detailing their conception of how the preparatory process for the
Tunis summit should be conducted. In it, they make a number of detailed
proposals, including the following points:<BR><BR>• The Objective of the Tunis
phase will focus on the "adoption of a digital solidarity charter," evaluation
of the Geneva phase, and evaluation of implementation of the Geneva Action
Plan<BR>• There would be a preliminary preparatory meeting in March / April
2004 in Tunis<BR>• A series of regional and thematic conferences between March
2004 and February 2005.<BR>• Two PrepComs (the timing of these meetings is not
agreed upon)<BR>• The Executive Secretariat would be continue to be based in
Geneva in 2004 and perhaps be moved to Tunis in 2005<BR><BR>Several government
delegations expressed strong reservations about the level of detail of this
document, noting that a more general discussion of the various options should
be the first step. Some wanted more specifics on the budgetary implications of
this plan. There were strong reservations to a "charter" expressed by one
delegation.<BR><BR>The Tunisian delegation will be releasing tomorrow a
revised document, probably with less specificity, for consideration by
delegations.<BR><BR>In my view, civil society should support a variety of
modalities to ensure that as many different views as possible are solicited
and that there is concerted and productive dialogue on the most serious
issues. National and regional consultation processes will be as important or
more important than international processes.<BR><BR><BR>Rik
Panganiban<BR>WFM<BR><TT><?fontfamily><?param Courier New><?smaller>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<BR>Rik
Panganiban email: rikp@bluewin.ch<BR>Special Adviser tel: +41 22 734
9774<BR>World Federalist Movement Fax: +41 22 734 9775<BR>www.wfm.org Mobile:
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