ويؤسفنا أن مقدمي مشروع القرار لم يأخذوا بعدد من التوصيات الهامة التي تقدم بها الأمين العام في تقريره الصادر في الوثيقة S/2003/715 بتاريخ 17 تموز/يوليه 2003، تلك التوصيات التي حظيت بدعم واسع من قبل أعضاء مجلس الأمن.
We regret that the sponsors of the draft resolution did not take into account a number of important recommendations made by the Secretary-General in his report in document S/2003/715, of 17 July 2003, which were widely supported by members of the Council. We deeply regret that the consultation exercise, which was conducted outside of Security Council Chamber in a format that lacked transparency, did not include the input of rotating members of the Council, including Syria, in the substantive part of the draft resolution.