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FRIDAY UPDATE: Following regional consultations, the Friends of the Chair began work on the text and is reportedly reviewing the Chairs draft paragraph by paragraph and allowing delegates to state their positions. At 2:30 am, the Chair announced that the negotiations were halted for the night. The Friends of the Chair will reconviene at 11 am on Saturday. THURSDAY RECAP: Confusion
erupted when, 15 minutes after convening, the Friends of the Chair
poured out of the meeting room, some announcing they were retiring
to their hotels to await the release of a corrigendum. Complaints
that the Chair's text did not reflect what had been agreed on, were
countered by news that the wrong version had been circulated and
studied by delegates throughout the afternoon. People pointed to
missing sections, unexpected language, editorial errors and differences
in articles provisionally adopted the night before. |
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Interview with Melinda Kimble
ENB writers Chad Carpenter, Stas Burgiel and Joanna Depledge met with H.E Melinda Kimble, Head of the U.S. Delegation to discuss the biosafety negotitations. |
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