Schedule of meetings - Tuesday, 18 March 1997

10 a.m. Plenary, 1142nd meeting

Opening of the fortieth session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs.

Consideration of item 1 of the provisional agenda: Election of officers.

Consideration of item 2 of the provisional agenda: Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters.

Document: E/CN.7/1997/1

Time permitting, the next agenda item will be taken up.

3:00 p.m. Plenary, 113rd meeting

Consideration of agenda items 3, 7 and 8: General debate, including measures taken bz Governments to implement the Global Programme of Action adopted by the General Assembly at its seventeenth session and the implementation of resolutions of the General Assembly on international drug control

Documents: E/CN.7/1997/2

E/CN.7/1997/5

A/51/436

The Commission elected by acclamation Sr.Sergio GONZALEZ GALVEZ, Ambassador of Mexico as Chairman of its 40th session.

List of Speakers:

1. NETHERLANDS on behalf of EU

2. EUROPEAN COMMISSION

3. UNITED KINGDOM

4. SPAIN

5. JAPAN

6. SWEDEN

7. FRANCE

8. TURKEY

9. AUSTRALIA

10.SAUDI ARABIA

11.FINLAND

12.COLOMBIA

13.MOROCCO

14.SOUTH AFRICA

15.BOLIVIA

16 ITALY