| Date | 14 December 2006 |
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Agenda item 37
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations
Report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/61/413)
The President
The Assembly has before it a draft resolution recommended by the Special Political and Decolonization Committee in paragraph 8 of its report.
Mr. Romeu (Spain)
My delegation would like to propose two amendments to the draft resolution contained in paragraph 8 of the report (A/61/413), under agenda item 37, in order to harmonize the text of the draft resolution with that of the resolution on the same subject adopted in July by the Economic and Social Council.
In operative paragraph 12 of the draft resolution, the word "resolution" should be in the singular and the words "and 598 (XXX) of 2 July 2004" and the associated footnote should be deleted.
The second amendment would delete operative paragraph 13 of the draft resolution. Finally, it would be necessary to renumber all subsequent paragraphs.
I understand that all of the amendments that I have just presented orally have been distributed to delegations in writing. I trust that, with the foregoing explanation, the General Assembly will be able to adopt these oral amendments without a vote. However, I am aware that some delegations may not have had sufficient time to consider them in depth.
Mr. Jaafari (Syria)
We listened carefully to the statement just made by the preceding speaker, who proposed amendments to the draft resolution recommended in document A/61/413, under agenda item 37. Those amendments have just been orally proposed, and I believe that they were distributed by e-mail late last night. Many Member States -- particularly members of the Special Committee of 24 -- have thus not had time to consider the proposed amendments. Therefore, on behalf of the members of the Special Committee of 24 and other States concerned, I request that the consideration of this item be postponed to enable the members of the Special Committee of 24 and other States to negotiate with the delegation proposing the amendments, with a view to reaching a consensus.
The President
Members have heard the proposal made by the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic. If I hear no objection, the Assembly will postpone its consideration of this report to a later date to be announced.
