Teman-teman, Surat kita berhasil. Mungkin bila kita lakukan terus yang WTO juga berhasil. Untuk perudningan biosafety, kini terbuka bagi LSM. Salam perjuangan ---------- From: The Edmonds Institute <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: We Succeeded! -- Invitiation to Vienna Enclosed Date: Monday, August 30, 1999 5:34 AM Dear Friends: Your sign-on letter had the desired effect. Below please find an invitation to the meeting in Vienna. Congratulations to all of us. With pleasure in solidarity, Beth Burrows ---------------------referring to: Dear all, On behalf of Hamdallah Zedan, Executive Secretary of the CBD, I am pleased to convey to you the invitation in respect of the above mentioned informal consultations on a biosafety protocol to be held in Vienna, 15-19 september 1999. The letter is being posted on the website of the Secretariat (www.biodiv.org) and we would be grateful if you could inform your colleagues in the NGO and Industry communities whom we may not be able to reach easily given the short time left for registration purposes. Best regards. Cyrie Sendashonga Senior Programme Officer Biosafety Unit. > > Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat United Nations Environment Programme Tel: (+514) 288-2220 Fax: (+514) 288-6588 Website: www.biodiv.org E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] World Trade Centre 393 Saint-Jacques Street, Suite 300 Montr�al, Qu�bec, Canada H2Y 1N9 27 August 1999 Dear Madam/Sir, Re: Informal consultations for the preparation of the resumed session of the first extraordinary meeting of the Conference of the Parties for the adoption of the Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (ExCOP), Vienna, 15-19 September 1999. As you may be aware, H.E. Mr. Juan Mayr Maldonado, Minister of Environment of Colombia and President of the first ExCOP Meeting chaired an informal consultation in Montreal on 1 July 1999 aimed at planning for the resumed session of the ExCOP to adopt the Biosafety Protocol. At this meeting, representatives of all of the negotiating groups expressed their commitment to the conclusion of a Biosafety Protocol and confirmed that there exists the political will to have the Protocol. To this end, it was agreed that, an open-ended informal consultation involving all Parties and Governments, which have participated in the negotiations on a Biosafety Protocol, would be held in September 1999. The results of the informal meeting of the 1 July 1999 are contained in an Aide Memoire from Minister Mayr, which is available at the website of the CBD (www.biodiv.org). I am pleased to inform you that these consultations will be held from 15-19 September, 1999 at the Vienna International Center, Vienna, Austria. It is important to note that this meeting will consist of informal intergovernmental consultations on how to move forward on possible solutions to outstanding differences regarding the draft Protocol, but should not in any way be interpreted as negotiations as these will only take place when the Extraordinary session of the Conference of the Parties resumes at an appropriate time. The proposed format for these informal consultations, which will be held over a five -day period, is as follows: i the first two days would be devoted to consultations within the Groups that emerged from the ExCOP meeting in Cartagena, Colombia, namely, the Miami Group, the European Union, the Central and Eastern European Countries, the Compromise Group and the Like- Minded Group of Countries. Such consultations were deemed necessary, especially for the Like- Minded Group of Countries, as they have no opportunity to meet outside of formal meetings of the Convention. ii the third day would be set aside for informal exchanges between the Groups; iii the last two days would be devoted to informal consultations involving all Groups aiming at clarifying differences on the pending core and related issues in the draft Protocol and, insofar as is possible, reaching understanding on possible solutions to key outstanding issues, under the chairmanship of Minister Mayr. The structure of the meeting for these last two days would follow the one used at the ExCOP1 meeting in Cartagena. This would mean that only government representatives can be present and only the designated spokespersons from the five Groups will be making interventions. The Aide Memoire of Minister Mayr sent to all governments, states, with the understanding of all Groups represented at the consultations held on 1 July 1999, that the agreement reached in Cartagena as outlined in decision EM-I/1, would be the basis of the forthcoming open-ended informal consultations and of the resumed session of the ExCOP1 Meeting. Accordingly, the informal consultations in Vienna will focus on the pending core issues and related issues as contained in document UNEP/CBD/ExCOP/1/L.2/Rev.1 of 23 February 1999, taking into account the statements made by Governments as reflected in document UNEP/CBD/ExCOP/1/2 containing the report of BSWG6. This document will be available at the venue of the meeting in limited numbers and participants are therefore encouraged to bring their own copy. These documents are also available at the website of the CBD (www.biodiv.org). The Bureau of the 4th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties, in accordance with its mandate to prepare the resumed extraordinary session, has agreed to hold these consultations on the understanding of all Parties that these are not a formal meeting of the CBD, and therefore are not intergovernmental negotiations. Intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations (IGOs & NGOs) which might wish to be present at these consultations are most welcome to do so, on the basis of the same understanding. The meetings within and between the above-mentioned groups of countries, and the meetings of the President of the ExCOP1 Meeting with representatives of these groups will follow the same arrangements as at Cartagena. Minister Mayr, President of the ExCOP1 Meeting, has indicated that he will be willing to meet with representatives of IGOs and NGOs to brief them on the consultations. I would be grateful if you could inform the Secretariat, as soon as possible but in any case not later than 6 September, 1999, of the name and address of the person who will attend these consultations on behalf of your organisation. Please note that due to budgetary constraints, the consultations will be conducted in English only and the Secretariat will not be in a position to provide rooms and/or other facilities to IGOs and NGOs. Should your organisation require rooms or other facilities, we suggest that you contact directly the offices of the Vienna International Center: (attn: Chief, Meeting Planning, Co-ordination & Servicing Unit, United Nations Office at Vienna. Tel: 43-1-26060 ext.3114, Fax: 43-1-2633807). You will find herewith a Pre-registration Form for the meeting. This form and other material relating to the meeting including a general Information Note for Participants are also available on the website of the CBD (www.biodiv.org). Thank you very much for your interest in the work of the Convention. Yours sincerely, Hamdallah Zedan Executive Secretary To: IGOs & NGOs ******************************** President/Director The Edmonds Institute 20319-92nd Avenue West Edmonds, Washington 98020 USA email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: 425-775-5383 website: www.edmonds-institute.org ******************************* ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
