The session was opened on 18 March by the outgoing President of the Board, Mr. Mansur Ahmad (Pakistan). A. Agenda 3. The agenda of the session is reproduced in annex I to the present report. B. Election of officers 4. The Bureau of the Board, elected at the opening (654th) meeting, was as follows: President: Mr. Julio A. Lacarte Muro (Uruguay) Vice-Presidents: Mr. Karim E. Al-Shakar Mr. Moncef Benattia Mr. Gerald P. Carmen Mr. Sergio Cattani Mr. Kazuo Chiba Mr. Hans V. Ewerlof Mr. Edouard Francisque U. Maung Maung Gyi Mr. Mikhail S. Pankine Rapporteur: Mr. Willi Schild Mr. Adikwu F. Okoh (Bahrain) (Tunisia) (United States of America) (Italy) (Japan) (Sweden) (Haiti) (Burma) (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (German Democratic Republic) (Nigeria) 5. The officers of the two sessional bodies were as follows: Sessional Committee I Chairman: Mr. W. Jurasz (Poland) Vice-Chairman-cum-Rapporteur: Mr. C. K. Mwaniki (Kenya) -2-Sessional Committee II Chairman: Mr. A. Montgomery (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) Vice-Chairman-cum-Rapporteur; Mr. P. Nagaratnam (Sri Lanka) C. Membership and attendance 2/ The following States members of UNCTAD, members of the Board, were represented the session: Afghanistan Algeria Angola Argentina Australia Austria Bahrain Bangladesh Belgium Benin Bolivia Brazil Bulgaria Burma Burundi Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Cyprus Czechoslovak ia Democratic People's Republic of Korea Democratic Yemen Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Ethiopia Finland France Gabon German Democratic Republic Germany, Federal Republic of Ghana Greece Guatemala Haiti Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kenya Kuwait Lebanon Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Liechtenstein Luxembourg Madagascar Malaysia Malta Mexico Mongolia Morocco Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of Korea Romania Saudi Arabia Senegal Singapore Somalia Spain Sri Lanka 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on a meeting of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), which focuses on promoting international trade and economic development. The agenda and election of officers suggest a focus on organizational matters, while the list of attendees includes many countries from around the world. Given the context, it is likely that the meeting discussed topics related to international trade, economic development, and possibly other areas related to global economic cooperation.

**Category**
International trade, Economic development