and,whereappropriate, toconsider modifying existing legaltextsinline withthepresent Recommendation. -72-C.Current activities ofotherorganizations inthefield oftransfer oftechnology 25/ 361.TheCommission, atitsfourteenth session in1981,suggested thatthe Secretariat shouldselect aparticular areaofinternational tradelawfordetailed consideration aspartofitsregular reportoncurrent activities ofinternational organizations related totheharmonization andunification ofinternational trade law.Atitscurrent session theCommission hadbeforeitareportofthe Secretary-General onthecurrent activities ofinternational organizations within theUnited Nations systemrelating tothelegalaspects oftechnology transfer (A/CN.9/269). TheCommission tooknoteofthereportwithappreciation. -73-CHAPTER VII TRAINING ANDASSISTANCE 26/ 362.Atitsseventeenth session in1984,theCommission agreedthatthesponsorship ofregional symposia andseminars oninternational tradelawingeneral andthe activities oftheCommission inparticular should becontinued and strengthened. 11/Itwasstressed thatsuchsymposia andseminars wereofgreat benefit tolawyers andbusinessmen indeveloping countries. TheCommission approved theapproach takenbytheSecretariat inorganizing symposia andseminars onaregional basisincollaboration withotherorganizations. 363.Byitsresolution 39/82of13December 1984onthereportoftheCommission on theworkofitsseventeenth session, theGeneral Assembly reaffirmed the importance, inparticular forthedeveloping countries, oftheworkofthe Commission concerned withtraining andassistance inthefieldofinternational tradelaw,andthedesirability oftheCommission sponsoring symposia andseminars ~ organized on aregional basis. TheGeneral Assembly alsoexpressed its appreciation tothoseGovernments, organizations andinstitutions thathad collaborated withtheSecretariat oftheCommission inorganizing symposia and seminars, andinvited Governments, international organizations andinstitutions to assisttheSecretariat oftheCommission infinancing andorganizing regional seminars andsymposia. 364.TheCommission hadbeforeitareportoftheSecretary-General ontraining and assistance (A/CN.9/270), whichdescribed themeasures takenbytheSecretariat to implement thedecisions oftheCommission andoftheGeneral Assembly. Thereport noted,inparticular, theassociation oftheSecretariat withtheholding of several regional seminars. AnAsian-Pacific Regional TradeLawSeminar (Canberra, Australia, 22-27November 1984)hadbeenconducted bytheAttorney-General's Department ofAustralia, inassociation withtheUNCITRAL Secretariat andthe Asian-African LegalConsultative Committee. TheInternational Institute forthe Unification ofPrivate Law(UNIDROIT) andtheHagueConference onPrivate International Lawalsoparticipated. Someofthemainsubjects emanating fromthe workoftheCommission werediscussed. TheUNCITRAL Secretariat participated ina regional seminar (Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, 11-23March1985)ontheinternational ~ saleofgoods(withspecial reference totheUnitedNations Convention onContracts fortheInternational SaleofGoods(Vienna, 1980»organized bythe Inter-University CentreofPostgraduate Studies, Dubrovnik. The Chamber of Commerce ofBogota, theIberoamerican Association ofChambers ofCommerce, andthe UNCITRAL Secretariat, withthesupport oftheSecretariat oftheOrganization of American States, organized aregional seminar (Bogota, Colombia, 22-23April1985) ontheworkofUNCITRAL andinternational tradelaw. 365.Thereportnotedthatonseveral occasions otherthanthosementioned above, theSecretariat hadparticipated insymposia andseminars whichdealtwiththework oftheCommission, andthattheSecretariat intended tokeepintouchwith Governments andorganizations withaviewtocollaborating withtheminorganizing symposia andseminars. 366.Therewasgeneral agreement thatthesponsorship ofsymposia andseminars on international tradelawingeneral, andtheactivities oftheCommission in particular, should becontinued andstrengthened. Itwasnotedthatsuchsymposia andseminars wereofgreatvaluetoyounglawyers andgovernment officials from
**Analysis**
The text discusses the activities of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and its work in the field of international trade law, including the transfer of technology, training, and assistance. The text highlights the importance of regional seminars and symposia in promoting international trade law and the Commission's work, and notes the participation of various organizations and governments in these events.

**Category**
International trade