A. Nazarbayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, met the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the States members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

The principle that all Member States ought to be represented in the Organization is reflected in the membership factor, which is applied equally to all Member States.

Five CSTO member states are members of this group.

The posts allotted to the contribution factor are distributed to the Member States in proportion to the latest scale of assessments for the contributions of Member States to the regular budget of the Organization.

The report of the workshop was distributed to all Governments of OECD member States.

Appreciating the humanitarian assistance extended by the Member States of the OIC individually to the victims of the disaster

Taken together, these new realities imply new functions and goals, transforming GUUAM into a promoter of democracy, stability and security in the entire region.

The member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) consider fight against international terrorism as a priority of their activity.

But the Organization could win the battle only with Member States' support and cooperation.

Ambassador Eliasson's election comes during a period of intense consultations between and among Member States on reform of the Organization.

Pursuant to Security Council's Resolution 1267 the CSTO Secretariat on the basis of national lists compiled a Catalog of terrorist and extremist organizations in the CSTO member states.

Were the rules governing the relations of organizations with their members international obligations in the same sense as the rules governing their relations with other organizations, non member States or member States acting in a non member capacity?

Although member States were not bound, some kind of positive reaction on their part would be expected by the organization.

It was the duty of Member States to ensure that the Organization was provided with the necessary financial resources to fulfil its mandates.

We stress that all Member States should meet their obligations with regard to the expenses of the Organization

At the time of the Expert Meeting, more than 60 proposals had been made by developed and developing WTO Members.

On behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Group of African States

Member States must therefore provide the Organization with the resources needed to meet the challenges before it.

International organizations might possess legislative powers that were derived from a transfer of competence from their member States.

Also requests the Secretary General to make concrete proposals, including the provision of additional core professional staff, to strengthen the programmes and activities of the Institute and to report to the General Assembly at its sixty first session on the implementation of the present resolution.

The attainment of that objective requires, first, that justice reign supreme in the Organization, and that, in accordance with its Charter, all Member States enjoy equal rights.

3. Reaffirms the role and prerogative of Member States in setting the priorities of the Organization, as reflected in legislative decisions

The International Court of Justice remains at the centre of the international legal system for adjudicating disputes among Member States of the Organization.

The Group of 77 and China reaffirmed that it was the obligation of Member States to bear the expenses of the Organization in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.

On the basis of the blueprint, a number of ICAO Member States had begun to develop their systems to issue e passports .

Nor do Member States of the Organization share the same cultural concept of human rights, democracy or the State.

(a) Increase in the number of Member States assisted in implementing the Organized Crime Convention and its Protocols

Expressing its appreciation to the OIC Member States that have contributed to the financing of the first programme of assistance to the Sahelian Member States

The Organization has also pursued an active dialogue with the Member States on the issue of sexual exploitation and abuse.

The Commission has invited member States to raise the issue of ship strikes at IMO.

It is essential that in effecting such an increase we take into account today's political reality and the increase in the number of States Members of the Organization.

In November 2004, EU member States agreed on a Joint Action in support of the activities of the OPCW.

Security enhancement at the VIC was the concern of all Member States, as well as of the Organization as a whole.

(b) Ensuring the issuance of periodic and ad hoc reports to Member States and addressing their interests and concerns relating to management and oversight matters in the Organization

There shall be two categories of membership in the Organization, namely

In some cases, determination of the responsibility of the organization on the basis of its own rules would lead to the conclusion that the member States which established the organization's policy bore collective responsibility.

The Group called upon all Member States to pay their contributions in full and on time and reiterated its appeal to former members to fulfil their financial obligations to the Organization.

Several possibilities were considered, including loans guaranteed by Member States, borrowing against the assets of the Organization and a bond offering.

The group s other members led by China and Kazakhstan want to strengthen their already robust levels of economic cooperation with the West.

Calls upon OIC Member States to extend their support and assistance to the forthcoming parliamentary elections to be held in September 2005.

Member States are therefore rightly concerned about the decline in the Assembly's prestige and its diminishing contribution to the Organization's activities.

However, far from garnering support, that proposal has generated strong resistance within a key group of States Members of the Organization.

The peoples of the region deserve permanent peace, stability and development, and we, the States Members of the Organization, must continue to offer our support.

The resolution of regional conflicts, the promotion of good governance and sustainable development highlight the principle that security is a precondition for development and has to play a central role in any international strategy on terrorism.

Internally the relations of the organization with its member States were governed by the rules of the organization, but externally the organization interacted with other organizations, non member States and member States acting in a non member State capacity.