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IN THE CORRIDORS II

Discussion over the meaning of FR continued in the corridors at Leipzig. NGOs and most delegations reiterated a call for language on FR in the GPA, with at least one NGO stating that FR had already been defined in many parts of the world. While many delegations and NGOs denounced wording referring to "the concept of" FR as backpedalling, others circulated a recent NGO article which explicitly referred to "the concept of" FR. Some noted that the prospect of getting the world community to accept a global plan calling for the realization of FR was in itself a significant achievement.