GROUP OF GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS OF THE STATES CCW/GGE/V/INF.1 PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON PROHIBITIONS OR 26 June 2003 RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF CERTAIN CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS WHICH MAY BE DEEMED TO BE EXCESSIVELY ENGLISH/FRENCH/ INJURIOUS OR TO HAVE INDISCRIMINATE EFFECTS SPANISH ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________________ Fifth Session Geneva, 16-27 June 2003 Item 5 of the agenda LIST OF PARTICIPANTS A. STATES PARTIES ALBANIA H.E. Mr. Vladimir Thanati Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Geneva Head of Delegation Mrs. Pleanvera Goxhi First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Albania, Geneva ARGENTINA S.E. Sr. Alfredo Vicente Chiaradia Embajador, Representante Permanente, Ginebra Jefe de Delegación Sr. Marcelo Valle Fonrouge Consejero, Misión Permanente, Ginebra Dra. Susana Mabel Gonzalez Auditoría General de las Fuerzas Armadas, Buenos Aires AUSTRALIA H.E. Michael Smith Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva Head of Delegation Dr. Geoffrey Shaw Deputy Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva Deputy Head of Delegation Mr. Peter Truswell Third Secretary, Delegation to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva Lt. Col. Roy Abbott Australian Defence Force, Canberra Lt. Col. Nicholas Rowntree Australian Defence Force, Canberra Lt. Col. Stephen Alexander Australian Defence Force, Canberra GE.03-62446 CCW/GGE/V/INF.1 Page 2 AUSTRIA H.E. Mr. Wolfgang Petritsch Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Austria, Geneva Head of Delegation Mr. Alexander Kmentt Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Austria, Geneva Deputy Head of Delegation Mr. Peter Grabner Brigadier General, Military Adviser, Permanent Mission of Austria, Geneva Mr. Richard Monsberger Lieutenant Colonel, Head of Arms Control Section, Federal Ministry of Defence, Vienna BANGLADESH H.E. Dr. Toufiq Ali Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh, Geneva Head of Delegation Mr. Kazi Imtiaz Hossain Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Bangladesh, Geneva Alternate Representative Mr. Md. Daniul Islam Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Bangladesh, Geneva BELARUS Mr. Sergei Aleinik Permanent Representative of the Republic of Belarus, Geneva Head of Delegation Mr. Vladimir Malevich Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Belarus, Geneva Mr. Vladimir Ponkratenko Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Belarus, Geneva BELGIUM S.E. M. Jean Lint Ambassadeur, Représentant permanent de la Belgique auprès de la Conférence du Désarmement, Genève Chef de la Délégation M. Damien Angelet Représentant permanent adjoint de la Belgique auprès de la Conférence du Désarmement, Genève Lt. Col. Baudouin Briot Ministère de la Défense nationale, Bruxelles Cdt. Luc Daes Ministère de la Défense nationale, Bruxelles Major Dominique Jones Ministère de la Défense nationale, Bruxelles CCW/GGE/V/INF.1 Page 3 BOLIVIA Mr. Gino Poggi Borda Consejero, Misión Permanente de la República de Bolivia, Ginebra BRAZIL Mr. Frederico S. Duque Estrada Meyer Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Gen. Joélcio de Campos Silveira Military Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Col. Manoel Luiz Narvaz Pafiadache Military Counsellor Assistant, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Fernando Apparicio da Silva First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva BULGARIA H.E. Mr. Dimiter Tzantchev Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Bulgaria, Geneva Mr. Peter Kolarov Minister Plenipotentiary, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Bulgaria, Geneva Lt. Col. Valentin Ferdinandov Deputy Head of Engineer Department, Ministry of Defense, General Staff Mr. Traiko Spassov State Expert, NATO and International Security Directorate, Ministry for Foreign Affairs CANADA H.E. Mr. Ross Hynes Ambassador for Mine Action, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ottawa Lt. Col. Jean Lapointe Military Policy Advisor, Directorate of Arms Proliferation Control Policy, Department of National Defence, Ottawa Major Martin Francis Kenny Military Legal Advisor, Deputy Judge Advocate, Department of National Defence, Gagetown Mr. Thomas Stewart J3 Engineer Operations, Mine/Countermine Information Centre, Department of National Defence, Ottawa Ms. Shannon Smith Section Head, Mine Action Team, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ottawa Mr. Thomas Nash Programme Coordinator, Mine Action Team, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ottawa Ms. Caterina Ventura Legal Adviser, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ottawa CCW/GGE/V/INF.1 Page 4 Ms. Ann Pollack Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Canada, Geneva Ms. Emmanuelle Lamoureux Political and Economic Officer, Permanent Mission of Canada, Geneva CHINA H.E. Mr. Xiaodi Hu Ambassador of China for Disarmament Affairs, Geneva Head of Delegation Mr. Xishi Lin Expert, Ministry of Defense Mr. Yongsheng Liu Counsellor, Permanent Mission of China, Geneva Mr. Zhigang Fu First Secretary, Permanent Mission of China, Geneva Ms. Xiaolin Wang Deputy Division Director, Department of Arms Control and Disarmament, Ministry, of Foreign Affairs Mr. Senlin Zhang Expert, Ministry of Defense Mr. Beizhong Liu Expert, Ministry of Defense Mr. Xiaojun Shen Expert, Ministry of Defense Ms. Danzhu Lou Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Yi Yang Attachée, Permanent Mission of China, Geneva Ms. Danhui Song Staff Member, Department of Arms Control and Disarmament, Ministry of Foreign Affairs COLOMBIA Sr. Rafael Quintero-Cubides Adviser CROATIA H.E. Mr. Gordan Markotic Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Croatia, Geneva Mr. Toma Galli Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Croatia, Geneva Mr. Slavko Haluzan Ministry of Defence, Chief of Section, Zagreb CUBA H.E. Mr. Jorge Ivan Mora Godoy Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cuba Head of Delegation Mr. Oscar Leon Gonzalez Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cuba CCW/GGE/V/INF.1 Page 5 CYPRUS Ms. Frances-Galatia Lanitou Williams Chargée d'affaires, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus, Geneva Ms. Helena Mina Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus, Geneva CZECH REPUBLIC H.E. Mr. Alexander Slaby Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic, Geneva Mr. Ivan Pinter Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic, Geneva Mr. Richard Macha Department of Security Policy, Strategic Planning Division, Ministry of Defence, Prague DENMARK Mr. Henrik Rée Iversen Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Denmark, Geneva Mr. Soren Hvid Hansen Military Consultant, Danish Defence Command Mr. Tobias Elling Rehfeld Head of Section, Minsitry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Lars Harder Head of Section, Ministry of Defence Ms. Birgitte Juul Head of Division, Ministry of Defence Ms. Lene Wang Kristensen Attachée, Permanent Mission of Denmark, Geneva FINLAND H.E. Dr. Markku Reimaa Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Finland to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva Mr. Harri Maki-Reinikka Minister Counsellor, Permanent Representation of Finland to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva Ms. Taina Susiluoto Defence Policy Adviser, International Defence Policy Unit, Ministry of Defence, Helsinki Mr. Jukka Sonninen Lieutenant Colonel G.S., Senior Staff Officer, Group Forces Planning and Development, Finnish Defence Staff, Helsinki Mr. Kai Kaltiainen Major, National Defence College, Department of Tactics CCW/GGE/V/INF.1 Page 6 FRANCE H.E. M. Hubert de la Fortelle Ambassadeur, Représentant permanent de la France auprès de la Conférence du Désarmement, Genève M. Jean-Michel Despax Représentant permanent adjoint de la France auprès de la Conférence du Désarmement Col. Francis Brossard Conseiller militaire, Représentation permanente de la France auprès de la Conférence du Désarmement M. Yann Hwang Premier Secrétaire, Représentation permanente de la France auprès de la Conférence du Désarmement Capt. Arnaud d'Aboville Capitaine de Frégate, Ministère de la Défense Cdt. Pascal Rouzaud Ministère de la Défense Lt. Col. Thierry Fournier Ministère de la Défense M. Thierry Garnier Ministère de la Défense GEORGIA H.E. Mr. Alexander Kavsadze Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission of Georgia, Geneva GERMANY H.E Mr. Volker Heinsberg Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva Head of Delegation Mr. Joachim Holzenberger Counsellor, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva Mr. Dirk Roland Haupt Desk Officer (Conventional Arms Control), Federal Foreign Office, Berlin Dr. Rainer Grote Legal Adviser (International Law), Federal Foreign Office, Berlin Col. (GS) Gerhard Schepe Military Adviser, Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva Navy Comdr. s.g. Thomas Frisch Desk Officer (Arms Control and OSCE/FSC), Federal Ministry of Defence, Berlin Mr.Ulrich-Peter Staudt Military Adviser, German Engineer School CCW/GGE/V/INF.1 Page 7 GREECE H.E Mr. Tassos Kriekoukis Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Greece, Geneva Head of Delegation Mr. Ioannis Andreades Counsellor, Head of Disarmament Section, Directorate of the United Nations and International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens Mrs. Vassiliki Gounari First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Greece, Geneva Major Konstantinos Kalantzis Ministry of Defense, Athens Major Vassilios Makris Ministry of Defense, Athens GUATEMALA H.E. Sr. Ricardo Alvarado Ortigoza Embajador, Representante Permanente