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Ambassador Mothusi Palai (Botswana)
10 TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND CAPACITY-BUILDING
119. I would like to thank the Secretariat for the information and the support provided. We see much value in the increased flow of information on technical assistance and financial support. However, one issue has been remaining outside the Members' review and for transparency reason it should be discussed in the Council – it is the measures taken by developed Members under Article 66.2 obligations. We do appreciate factual reports on the incentive measures to their enterprises as mentioned in Article 66.2 by the Secretariat, and the Secretariat has taken many initiatives to organize workshops on this issue. I believe that such information is with the Secretariat, which can provide us a report on this and we would like to discuss in the next meeting.
IP/C/M/76, IP/C/M/76/Add.1