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VII. Adoption of the report of the Assembly

1. At its 10th plenary meeting, on 12 April 2002, the Rapporteur-General introduced and orally amended the draft report of the Assembly (A/CONF.197/L.2).

2. At the same meeting, the Assembly adopted the draft report as introduced by the Rapporteur-General, and authorized him to complete the report, in conformity with the practice of the United Nations, with a view to its submission to the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session.

VIII. Adoption of the report of the Assembly

1. At its 10th plenary meeting, on 12 April 2002, the representative of Venezuela, on behalf of the States Members of the Group of 77 and China, introduced a draft resolution entitled “Expression of thanks to the people and the Government of Spain” (A/CONF.197/L.3).

2. At the same meeting, the Conference adopted the draft resolution (see chap. I, resolution 2).

3. Also at the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of Bahrain (on behalf of the Asian Group of States), Angola (on behalf of the Group of African States) and Benin (on behalf of the least developed countries).

4. Following a statement by the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, the President of the Assembly made a concluding statement and declared the Assembly closed.