HE Abdullah Al Attiyah Meets Head of the Asian Group and Peru's Member to G-77 and China

Bonn , March 12 (QNA) - HE Chairman of Administrative Control and Transparency Authority(ACTA) Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah who is also President of COP18 , conferred here on Tuesday with SUWW, head of the Asian Group and Peru's member to the G-77 and China . During the meeting held on the sidelines of the first meeting of the Bureau of COP18 and CMP 8 which kicked off here earlier Monday , the two sides discussed the key topics tabled on the agenda of the Bureau. Ambassador of Qatar to Germany HE Abdulrahman bin Mohammed Al Khulaifi attended the meeting together with members of the delegation escorting HE the Chairman of (ACTA). HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah and his accompanying delegation arrived earlier on Sunday in Bonn to attend the first meeting of the Bureau of COP18 and CMP 8 . It is worth to mention that the Bureau of the COP consists of representatives from each of the five UN regions, as well as the Small Island Developing States (SIDS), and supports the COP through organisation of the COP s sessions, provides advice regarding ongoing activities between sessions, and assists the Secretariat in its functions. The Bureau members include a President, seven Vice-Presidents, the Chairs of the subsidiary bodies, and a rapporteur. The office of the Conference president rotates annually between the five UN regional groups. South Africa held the COP17/CMP7 in 2011 and was COP/CMP President until the opening day of COP18/CMP8 in Doha. (QNA)