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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">This
morning session ended without any strong substantial discussion. Two draft
resolutions were officially circulate<SPAN class=046412712-24052007>d</SPAN> to
the CTSD participants. The first one emanating from the CSTD Bureau (on
multi-year program of work and working methods) and a second one by
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/><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">El
Salvador</st1:country-region></st1:place> on behalf on GRULAC, entitle “flow of
information for the follow-up to WSIS”, which includes a paragraph in reference
to enhanced cooperation. <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">Most
of the morning discussion actually focused on the format of the CSTD outcome (be
it through a resolution or through a more informal set of “agreed conclusions”
which might prevent from any in depth negotiation process). As regards the
process from now, the Chairman of this morning’s CSTD has proposed to have a
drafting group with the view to try to merge the two tabled resolutions. Other
delegations stressed the need for an open ended discussion on what the CSTD
wants to decide, before going on into any kind of drafting process.
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">A
CSTD Bureau meeting will be held during lunch break in order to decide the way
ahead, but one possible outcome would be to still have multi-stakeholder
interactive discussions on the content of the decisions to be
taken.<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">Quite
interestingly, 2 NGOs could speak during this morning’s segment, just by raising
their NGO tag, and provided comments on the working methods and the WSIS
follow-up by CSTD. At the request for clarification in this regard from
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">China</st1:country-region></st1:place>, the UN Legal Officer stressed
the multi-stakeholder approach encouraged by ECOSOC for the work of the CTSTD
plenary meetings. <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"><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"><STRONG>The
afternoon CSTD meeting will resume at 3.30 pm</STRONG>. We will keep you
updated.<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">Best,
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