42. The Chair said that the item had been put on the agenda at the request of South Africa. A communication had been circulated in document IP/C/W/663. He invited South Africa to introduce the item.
43. The representative of South Africa took the floor.
44. The representatives of India; Chinese Taipei; Indonesia; China; the United States of America; Switzerland; and South Africa took the floor.
45. The Council took note of the statements made.