Ministries than those responsible for the environment as such. A third of the Governments had also included NGOs in their delegations. 52. The session was opened by Mr. Jan P. Syse, Prime Minster of Norway, followed by Mr. Rafeeuddin Ahmed representing the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Executive Director of UNEP, Dr. Mostafa K. Tolba, and the President of the African Ministerial Conference on Environment, Mr. J. J. Nyagah. This was followed by a statement summing up the results of the Working Session by its Rapporteur-General, Mr. Pierre Marc Johnson, and statements by each of the five participating NGO groups. The Ministers took note of the Joint Agenda for Action. 53. The ministerial debate itself was opened by the Executive Secretary of the ECE, Mr. Gerald Hinteregger, followed by Mrs. Gro Harlem Brundtland, member of Parliament, Norway, and former Chairman of the World Commission on Environment and Development. The other introductory speakers were: Prof. Dr. Klaus Topfer, Federal Republic of Germany, Minister of the Environment, Nature Protection and Reactor Safety Mr. Bronislaw Kaminski, Poland, Minister of the Environmental Protection and Nature Conservation Mr. David Trippier, United Kingdom, Minister of State for the Environment Dr. John Knauss, United States of America, Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Mr. Carlo Ripa di Meana, the European Communities, Commissioner of Environment. 54. The election of officers for the Ministerial Session included: I•• • A/CONF.151/PC/10 English Page 14 President: Mr. Tom Vraalsen, Minister for Development Co-operation, Norway Vice-Presidents: Mr. Alexander Alexandrov, Minister of Environment, Bulgaria Mr. Lucien Bouchard, Minister of Environment, Canada Mr. Padraig Flynn, Minister of Environment, Ireland Mr. Bedrich Moldan, Minister of Environment of the Czech Republic, Czech and Slovak Federal Republics. (b) The Ministerial Declaration 55. The input documents to the Ministerial Session were the Workshop reports, the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a ministerial conference focused on environmental issues, with representatives from governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) attending. The discussion includes statements from government ministers and officials, as well as references to specific environmental topics such as the environment, nature conservation, and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Given the focus on environmental issues and the presence of government ministers and officials, it is likely that the category is related to natural resources and environment.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment