Friday, 29 June
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Consideration of Elements to be Suggested to the General Assembly
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Muhammad Shah, Pakistan, on behalf of the G-77/China, opposed text that suggested a code of conduct for exploration and sampling of MGRs.
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UN-DOALOS Director Václav Mikulka praised the Co-Chairs' efforts to arrange and facilitate panelist attendance at ICP-8.
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Marcos de Almeida, Brazil, proposed new language for the preambular text.
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Constance Arvis, US, said there is not a need for a new regime in areas beyond national jurisdiction.
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Renée Sauvé, Canada, proposed adding reference to MGRs, and deleting reference to overexploitation and destructive fishing practices, in a paragraph noting the vulnerability of marine biodiversity.
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Kathleen Sealey, Bahamas, preferred retention of wording on threats to marine biodiversity.
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Tomas Heidar, Iceland, supported negotiating the text paragraph by paragraph as opposed to making general statements about it.
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Anna Lyubalaina, Russian Federation, supported including wording on coastal States having "sovereignty," and sovereign rights and duties with respect to marine resources.
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Liliana Gomez de Weston, Peru, stressed that wording on sovereign rights should be in accordance with international law.
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Ana Cristina Rodriguez Pineda, Guatemala, highlighted the dual benefits of knowledge gained from research and beneficial products from application of that knowledge.
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Verena Gräfin von Roedern, Germany, for the EU, said conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity are necessary to safeguard MGRs and the goods and services they provide.
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David Dutton, Australia, stressed that intellectual property issues relating to MGRs are addressed in other fora.
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Best Wishes, Co-Chair Maquieira
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Cristián Maquieira and Lori Ridgeway posed at the end of their final plenary together as ICP Co-Chairs.
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Maquieira was surrounded by delegates in a G-77/China huddle during informal consultations.
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Maquieira reflected on his three years as a Co-Chair of ICP.
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Maquieira and G-77/China coordinator Shah shook hands after the close of the meeting.
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Maquieira chatted with the Earth Negotiations Bulletin writers during a break.
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Around the Consultative Process
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Director Václav Mikulka and Deputy Secretary Alice Hicuburundi of UN-DOALOS conferred with Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli.
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Director Mikulka thanked Co-Chair Lori Ridgeway after the meeting.
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Participants patronized vending machines after the cafeteria closed for the night.
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Ingrid Overgard, International Ocean Noise Coalition, took the co-chairs' proclamation of "Casual Friday" very seriously.
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Your Earth Negotiations Bulletin ICP-8 reporting team: Leila Mead, Writer; James Van Alstine, Team Leader; Robynne Boyd, Writer; Dan Birchall, Digital Editor; Andrew Brooke, Writer.
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