Marie Anne Isler Béguin had informed Parliament that as she would be leading the election observation mission to Sierra Leone that week, she would be unable to attend the part-session.
Marie Anne Isler Béguin darīja zināmu, ka viņa nevarēja piedalīties attiecīgajā sēdē, jo vadīja vēlēšanu novērošanas misiju Sjerraleonē.