The dialogue was to help render the negotiations for an International ABS Regime more productive by
- promoting mutual understanding of users' and providers' realities and constraints regarding ABS;
- debating the pro's and con's of different scenarios;
- analyzing the potential for win-win solutions; and
- identifying options for the way forward.
The meeting brought together some 20 participants, representing individual experts from the African Group and different Businesses. It shed light on mutual expectations and concerns, and helped both sides to better understand each other's realities and constraints. The aim was to improve the conditions for constructive negotiations, by exploring perspectives, interests and options without pressure for immediate results. It is hoped that the insights and learnings from this dialogue will inform and enrich the ABS negotiation process. The participants also identified some initial ideas for the way forward.
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