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Daily Web Coverage/Daily Reports/Summary Report
IISD Reporting Services (IISD RS) has provided daily reports and web coverage of the Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Minamata Convention on Mercury October 9-11, and its preceding preparatory meeting October 7-8. A joint summary report of both events will be posted October 14. To download our reports, please click the HTML/PDF icons below. |
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Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Minamata Convention on Mercury and preceding Preparatory Meeting
7-11 October 2013 | Kumamoto and Minamata, Japan
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Daily web coverage (click on the following links to see our daily web pages)
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On Tuesday, 8 October 2013, the intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting of the Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries reconvened in Kumamoto, Japan, to continue negotiations on the draft resolutions to be forwarded to the Diplomatic Conference.
Chair Fernando Lugris invited reports on the discussions which took place on Monday evening in a contact group and three informal groups. Delegates continued debating resolutions on: arrangements in the interim period, most notably regarding the cooperation and coordination with the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions and the functions of the Secretariat; financial arrangements; matters pertaining to other international bodies; and establishing a technical expert group to develop required guidance on emissions.
The Meeting resolved all outstanding issues before lunch, and in the afternoon delegates adopted the draft resolutions and the report of the meeting. In the evening, delegates attended the Swiss Break, a reception hosted by the government of Switzerland.
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