RESOLUTION 1.16

TRIBUTE TO ORGANISERS

The Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Contiguous Atlantic Area,

Aware of the significant efforts, necessary for preparing and organizing the present session of the Meeting of the Parties, made by the Government of the Principality of Monaco in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals,

Expresses its gratitude to the Government of the Principality of Monaco for having made available all the means necessary for holding this Meeting and having facilitated the participation of a maximum number of States of the area covered by the Agreement,

Congratulates the Interim Secretariat on the excellence of the preparation for this present session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement,

Expresses its gratitude to the Secretariat of the mother Convention and of its Agreements for their cooperation and support in organizing this session,

Also thanks the Commission Internationale pour l¢Exploration Scientifique de la Mėditerranėe (CIESM) for its great help and its experts for their major contribution.