Accordingly, the Union supported the recommendations made by the Secretary General in his report.

The European Union, NATO, and the UN Secretary General confirmed their support for the Initiative.

(g) Advise the Secretary General on policy and strategic issues related to European Union institutions.

Activities of union secretary or union president with employer must not be prevented or impeded if they work in compliance with the ratified ILO conventions, law and the present contract.

The President I give the floor to Mr. Anders B. Johnsson, Secretary General of the Inter Parliamentary Union.

Messages were received from the European Union and the Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference.

Letter dated 14 October 2005 from the Secretary General and High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union addressed to the Secretary General

Letter dated 16 June 2005 from the Secretary General and High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union addressed to the Secretary General

Report of the Secretary General and High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union on the activities of the European Union military mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina

5. Encourages the Secretary General to strengthen the capacity of the United Nations Liaison Office with the African Union

The European Union would like to thank the Secretary General for the reports submitted for consideration under this item.

He and the former Brexit Secretary Davis were push for a Canadian style free trade agreement with the European Union.

Report of the Secretary General on United Nations assistance to the African Union Mission in the Sudan (S 2005 285)

Report of the Secretary General on United Nations assistance to the African Union Mission in the Sudan (S 2005 285)

9. Invites the Secretary General to explore, in close consultation with the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, new means of cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union, especially taking into consideration the expanded mandate and the new organs of the African Union

Letter dated 17 March 2005 from the Secretary General and High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union to the Secretary General of the United Nations

Greece fully subscribes to the statement delivered earlier by the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom on behalf of the European Union, as well as to the European Union priorities presented to the General Assembly.

The sustainable reconciliation and reunification of Cyprus should be based not only on the relevant Security Council resolutions and efforts of the Secretary General but also on the European Union Community acquis and European Union principles.

(a) Report of the Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union on the World Summit on the Information Society (resolution 59 220)

Candidature of Mr. Hamadoun Toure (Republic of Mali) for the position of the Secretary General of the International Union of Communications (IUC).

The Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, the Commissioner of the African Union for Peace and Security, Mr. Said Djinnit, the High Representative of the European Union for Common Foreign and Security Policy, Mr. Javier Solana, and the Secretary General of the League of Arab States, Mr. Amre Moussa, participated in the discussion.

It looked forward to the report of the Secretary General on options for UNMIS to provide assistance to the African Union in Darfur.

The European Union supported the Secretary General's request for funds for the Mission, but shared some of the concerns of the Advisory Committee.

Further, the European Union also welcomes the recent initiative of the Alliance of Civilizations, announced by the Secretary General in July this year.

The European Union supports the Secretary General's appeal to develop long term strategies to halt the scourge of the illicit proliferation of small arms.

In that regard, my delegation supports the recommendation contained in the Secretary General's report to support the African Union in establishing an African standby force.

2 Report of the Secretary General on United Nations assistance to the African Union Mission in the Sudan (S 2005 285), paras. 7 and 9.

7. Invites the Secretary General to request the United Nations system to enhance its support to the African Union in the implementation of its Vision and Mission and the Strategic Plan of the Commission of the African Union, particularly in the following areas

The Co Chairperson (Sweden) The Assembly will now hear an address by His Excellency Mr. Anders Johnsson, Secretary General of the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU), who will speak on behalf of the World Conference of Speakers of Parliaments of the Inter Parliamentary Union.

The European Union nevertheless agreed with the Secretary General that the United Nations was heavily reliant on cooperation from the host State in matters of safety.

Jordan's nomination of Mrs. Muna Najm for the post of Secretary General of the International Communication Union in the election that will be held in 2006.

3. Calls upon the Secretary General of the United Nations and the Interim Chairman of the African Union to review the Cooperation Agreement between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity with a view to reflecting the establishment of the African Union

In that context, Greece, individually and as a member of the European Union, supports the proposal of the Secretary General for the establishment of a Peacebuilding Commission.

Requests the Secretary General to continue his contacts with the Government of the Sudan and the African Union to promote the peace process in the Darfour province.

Mr. van den Bossche (Belgium), speaking on behalf of the European Union, said that the Union had strongly supported the initiative to allow the Secretary General greater discretion in the deployment of the Organization's human resources and was disappointed that it had not produced the desired results.

Having heard on 13 October 2005 a briefing by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria and the Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union on behalf of the African Union, the Special Representative of the Secretary General and the High Representative for elections,

In December 2003, the Union adopted guidelines on children in armed conflict, following consultations with the Special Representative of the Secretary General, UNICEF and NGOs active in this area.

Sayadi, the director of Fondation Secours Mondial, and Vinck, its secretary, were listed as individuals by the United Nations on 22 January 2003 and thereafter by the European Union.

In this context, the European Union welcomes the Secretary General's proposal to establish a Peacebuilding Commission and endorses the main purposes and functions set out in his explanatory note.

Questions were posed by the delegations of the Dominican Republic, the United Kingdom (on behalf of the European Union), Azerbaijan and France, to which the Under Secretary General responded.

The members of the Security Council support the Secretary General's recommendation that the United Nations mission under consideration cooperate with the African Union, support its efforts and promote and support efforts to resolve the ongoing conflicts in the Sudan, especially in Darfur, in close collaboration with the African Union.

6. Calls upon the Secretary General to take steps to ensure the full implementation of measures aimed at strengthening the relationship between the United Nations and the Inter Parliamentary Union

The European Union welcomes the progress made by the Secretary General's Youth Employment Network and encourages its further expansion to facilitate the implementation of national action plans for youth employment.

Accordingly, his delegation included representatives of the Secretary General, the AU, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the European Union, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

In Geneva in March 2005, the delegation of the Committee paid a visit to the headquarters of the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) and met with its Secretary General, Anders Johnsson.