As of 11.10.2000

Countries that will vote against the Committee's recommendation: 20

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Japan, Lesotho, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic, Sierra Leone*, United States.

Countries that we can lobby: 11

a) to vote against the recommendation - b) to abstain - c) no to vote/ absent at the moment of the vote

a) Benin*, St.Lucia, Coast Rica; 3

b) Morocco*, Honduras, Mexico, Fiji; 4

c) Venezuela, Camerun*, Mauritius, Burkina Faso*; 4

abstentions:

Suriname*, Brazil, Pakistan*; 3

Absents:

Guinea Bissau*; 1

Countries that will vote in favour of the Committee's

recommendation; 19

Algeria *, Angola, Saudi Arabia *, Bahrain *, Bielorussia, Bolivia, China, Colombia, Comoros *, Cuba, DRC, Indonesia*, India, Oman *, Russia, Rwanda, Syria*, Sudan*, Vietnam

* Countries members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference.