Linking relief, rehabilitation and development LRRD

At the end of the debate the presidency noted that none of the delegations had any basic problems with the content of the draft conclusions submitted by the Permanent Representatives Committee. However, one of the delegations refused to give its consent because of the general position (linked to the BSE problem) it had adopted on Council decisions to be taken by unanimous agreement. From the initial experience that the Commission and MemberStates had had in drawing up a global political framework the Council was of the opinion that another exchange of views should take place at the next meeting of the Development Council in November 1996. The presidency expressed the hope that the text could be adopted by the Council as soon as possible.