IMO Assembly elects new Council for 2004-2005 biennium
The Assembly of
the International Maritime Organization has elected the following States to
be members of its Council for the 2004-2005 biennium:
| Category
(a) |
10
States with the largest interest in providing international shipping services:
China, Greece, Italy, Japan, Norway, Panama, Republic of Korea, Russian
Federation, United Kingdom, United States |
| Category
(b) |
10
other States with the largest interest in international seaborne trade:
Argentina, Bangladesh,
Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden |
| Category
(c) |
20
States not elected under (a) or (b) above which have special interests in
maritime transport or navigation, and whose election to the Council will
ensure the representation of all major geographic areas of the world: Algeria,
Australia, Bahamas, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Malta,
Mexico, Nigeria, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore,
South Africa, Turkey, Venezuela |
The Council is
the Executive Organ of IMO and is responsible, under the Assembly, for supervising
the work of the Organization. Between sessions of the Assembly the Council performs
all the functions of the Assembly, except that of making recommendations to
Governments on maritime safety and pollution prevention.
The 23rd session
of the IMO Assembly is being held at its London headquarters from 24 November - 5 December.
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agency with responsibility for the safety of shipping and the prevention of
marine pollution by ships.
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information please contact:
Lee Adamson, Public Information Manager on 020 7587 3153 (media@imo.org)
or
Natasha Brown, Information Officer on 020 7587 3274 (media@imo.org
).
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