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considers the impact of trade and other aspects of international economic relations. Greece, on behalf of the European Union (EU), supported by the UK, Sweden, and the US, said that this paragraph contains elements that are not germane to the Convention. Brazil, supported by other developing countries, argued that the effects of trade and other international economic relations on desertification are very important and should be retained. The entire paragraph remains bracketed.