19 May 2008: RE: Planning for ICCM2 and Open Ended Legal and Technical WG on SAICM

Dear SAICM National Focal Points in Asia and the Pacific,

Further to my message to you earlier this week, the SAICM Secretariat informed me that the planning teleconference has been postponed, in the hope that we can have it on Monday 26th May. Therefore, we have a little time to confirm the additional representation of our region.

I contacted Iran and Thailand to ask if they are willing to participate in the planning process. I heard positive response from both countries, although these they may need to some time to get their response authorized.

Therefore, I would like to hear whether other countries are happy with asking Iran and Thailand to provisionally act as additional representatives from our region at the next extended teleconference of the planning for ICCM2 and OELTWG. If you have any other opinion, please let me know by Thursday this week, 22nd May.

When I sent my e-mail, it bounced back from some of your e-mail accounts. IGES (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies), assisting me in playing the regional focal point role, is going to send this message to those of you whose e-mail address did not work. So if you received this message by fax, I would appreciate receiving your e-mail address that works.

The original email addresses were taken from the NFP list on the SAICM website, so when we receive your correct address we will also let the SAICM secretariat know that.

Best regards,
Esak

Eisaku Toda
Asia-Pacific Regional Focal Point for SAICM
E-mail:saicm@iges.or.jp