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Jump to full article: Stabroek News (gy), 2005-05-29
Author: Leslie Ramsammy
Intro: Guyana will soon accede to the World Health Organi-sation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), says Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy.
Back from the 58th session of the World Health Assembly held in Geneva from May 16-25, Minister Ramsammy said the country has up to November to accept the treaty which will be international law in less than 90 days, following ratification by 40 countries in the past 17 months.
According to him, Foreign Affairs Minister Rudy Insanally will soon deposit an instrument of accreditation to the United Nations headquarters in New York as part of the process. Already, Ramsammy said, he has prepared a motion to take before the National Assembly. He noted that it would be on the order paper when the assembly meets at the next sitting.
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