والاتحاد الروسي يوافق على أن تجتمع اللجنة المخصصة مع بداية عام 2004 لإنجاز أعمالها.
With the requisite political will, the convention could already be adopted at the current session of the General Assembly; however, in view of the time constraints, his delegation would agree that the Ad Hoc Committee should be convened early in 2004 in order to complete its work.