19- وأعرب الرئيس بالإنابة عن امتنانه لوزير العدل الفلبينـي وقال ان حضوره الدورة السابعة للجنة المخصصة يؤكد ما دأبت حكومته على ابدائه طوال عملية التفاوض من التزام ثابت بانجاح عمل اللجنة المخصصة وبالاتفاقية الجديدة.
The Acting Chairman expressed his gratitude to the Minister of Justice of the Philippines and stated that his presence at the seventh session of the Ad Hoc Committee was a confirmation of the unwavering commitment to the successful conclusion of the work of the Ad Hoc Committee and to the new convention that his Government had demonstrated consistently throughout the negotiation process.