493. We thank all Members for their responses and we are encouraged to see that Members took serious interest in this important issue. We thank wholeheartedly the Groups and Members and International Organizations that expressed instant support. We also thank other Members who are in the process of examining the proposal and hope that they will come back to us with positive responses soon. Actually there is hardly any need to explain or justify the causes and requirements for this position. We are hoping for sympathetic comprehension of Members and we are waiting for the same efforts and understanding that Members have demonstrated a number of times in the WTO, including the previous extension of transition periods. However Members will notice that in spite of severe constraints, many LDCs progress significantly to implement these provisions.
494. Meanwhile we have taken note of the comments and queries of the Members regarding the proposal and we will come back to them accordingly. The LDC Group is at the disposal of all Members to provide further information and clarification if required and we will be intimately engaged in the process. We also thank you for your indication to help the process and we rely on your wise guidance. We also thank the WTO Secretariat for their continuous support with various WTO documents and voluntary statistics. I again thank all the Members for their kind support.
