12 November 2009 61 views No Comment Email This Post

MANILA  — The Philippines on Tuesday (New York time) won a seat in the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (Uncitral) in elections that took place some 35 years after it first served in that UN body, the Philippine Mission to the United Nations said today.

In his report to Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo, Ambassador Hilario Davide, Jr., Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said the Philippines was elected by acclamation during the 35th plenary meeting of the 64th Session of the General Assembly.

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