77. The representative of Bolivia first wished to put on record that his delegation's full participation in the Council's discussions on issues in which it had a great interest was seriously hampered by the fact that too many important meetings were taking place at the same time for a small delegation like his to be able to be present at all of these continuously. As an initial reaction to the Hungarian paper, he wondered about the legal consequences of this proposal, apart from the political incidence it might have. Referring to the intervention of Argentina, he said that, in his delegation's view, the question as to why not more than 19 countries had adhered to the Lisbon Agreement was a relevant one. He said that his authorities were looking into the possibility of such adherence, assessing what would be the benefits and what the drawbacks. His delegation was pleased to note that several delegations, including those that were insisting on launching a new wide-ranging round of negotiations, had stressed the need to avoid high costs and administrative burdens, in particular for developing countries and small delegations like his.
