The Government acknowledged the importance of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations and noted its efforts to support the establishment of the Permanent Forum, and also referred to the studies and recommendations it had made. By virtue of its broad mandate and its different activities, such as those related to standard-setting and the analysis of issues affecting indigenous peoples, Cuba considered the Working Group to be important for a better understanding of the problems faced by these peoples.
De par l'ampleur de son mandat et les différentes activités qu'il menait, touchant par exemple l'établissement de normes et l'analyse des questions intéressant les populations autochtones, le Groupe de travail contribuait de façon importante à une meilleure compréhension des problèmes de ces populations.