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General Assembly Session 50 meeting 102

Date6 March 1996
Started10:30
Ended12:15

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A-50-PV.102 1996-03-06 10:30 6 March 1996 [[6 March]] [[1996]] /
The President: Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral (Portugal)
In the absence of the President, Mr. Reyn (Belgium), Vice-President, took the Chair.
The meeting was called to order at 10.50 a.m.

Agenda item 120 (continued)

Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations (article 19 of the Charter) (A/50/888/Add.1)

The Acting President

I should like to draw the General Assembly's attention to document A/50/888/Add.1.

In a letter contained in that document, the Secretary-General informs the President of the General Assembly that, since the issuance of his communications dated 28 February 1995, Guinea-Bissau, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, the Syrian Arab Republic, Turkmenistan and the United Republic of Tanzania have made the necessary payments to reduce their arrears below the amount specified in Article 19 of the Charter.

May I take it that the General Assembly duly takes note of this information?

It was so decided.

Agenda item 8 (continued)

Adoption of the agenda and organization of work

Request for the reopening of the consideration of agenda item 140 (United Nations Decade of International Law): letter from the Permanent Representative of Cuba (A/50/883/Rev.1)
The Acting President

Now I should like to draw the attention of the General Assembly to document A/50/883/Rev.1, which contains a letter dated 29 February 1996 from the Permanent Representative of Cuba addressed to the President of the General Assembly.

In his letter, the Permanent Representative of Cuba requests the resumption, as soon as possible, of the fiftieth session of the General Assembly, for one meeting, for the purpose of considering agenda item 140, entitled "United Nations Decade of International Law". The letter also indicated that the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba had expressed his interest in addressing the General Assembly on that item in plenary meeting.

Accordingly, the Permanent Representative of Cuba requests the reopening of the consideration of agenda item 140. May I take it that the General Assembly wishes to reopen consideration of agenda item 140?

It was so decided.
The Acting President

Members will recall that, at its 3rd plenary meeting, on 22 September 1995, the Assembly allocated this agenda item to the Sixth Committee. However, in view of the circumstances, may I take it that the General Assembly wishes to consider agenda item 140 directly in plenary meeting?

It was so decided.
The Acting President

May I also take it that the General Assembly agrees to proceed immediately to the consideration of agenda item 140?

It was so decided.

Agenda item 140 (continued)

United Nations Decade of International Law

The Acting President --> -->
 
 
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