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AOSIS SUMMIT:
The next missed opportunity was the AOSIS
Summit. Although not an official part of the Conference, the Summit
was supposed to take advantage of the presence of the many
high-level representatives from AOSIS member States to chart the
future direction of the Alliance. However, due to the lack of a
clear agenda, lack of sufficient preparation and the absence of
some important figures, the Summit achieved much less than was
hoped and expected. Rather than set a pointed direction for the
future, the Summit, which lasted for less than two hours, marked
time by noting what AOSIS had accomplished at the Conference. There
clearly remain differences in vision between the Pacific and the
Caribbean, the former being less concerned with UN-related issues
since many are not members of the world body. In spite of the
Alliance's accomplishments at this Conference, it will not be all
smooth sailing for AOSIS in the future.