High-level segment and round-table discussions
SBI 18 endorsed the dates of 10-11 December 2003 for the high-level segment to be attended by ministers and other heads of delegation and recommended that round-table discussions be the mode for exchanging views. Further information on the round-table discussions, including format and possible themes, will be made available after the next meeting of the Bureau and included in an addendum to the annotations of the COP 9 provisional agenda.