66. The representative of Ecuador stated that, following the Chairperson's suggestion made during the informal consultations, his delegation had given some thought to the way in which the Council should tackle this particular issue. Ecuador believed that the work which had been carried out throughout the year 1999 on this issue had been very useful but had, in fact, been limited simply to a compilation of information. That was not the entire goal of the mandate. The Council had to continue its work with a view to examining the substance of the issue which had still not been dealt with conclusively. He gave his delegation's full support to the Chairperson's suggestion to draw up a non exhaustive list of possible topics for the Council's further discussions in this area. Ecuador was ready to look at other issues and topics and it believed that the important thing in this context was to make progress, to push ahead. While referring to Ecuador's long statement on aspects of substance relating to Article 27.3(b) at the last meeting, he expressed support for many of the points the representatives of Brazil and India had made.
