explained briefly the way in which the pre-session Working Group had gone about its work and added that, in accordance with established practice, members of the (Ms. Corti) Committee could always submit orally questions which did not appear in the report of the pre-session Working Group. 85. Ms. OESER said that she intended to review the questions she had raised in writing in order to see whether they duplicated those raised by the pre-session Working Group in its report. If that was the case, she was prepared to withdraw her questions, while reserving the right to raise them orally with the States Parties. 86. The CHAIRPERSON pointed out that the length of the session was limited. If the States Parties were asked questions which had not been submitted to them in advance in writing, they might not be able to reply in good time. 87. Ms. TALLAWY appealed to the experts who had prepared additional questions to proceed in the way suggested by Ms. Oeser, i.e., to make sure that their questions did not duplicate those the Working Group had already raised in its report. She explained that, in view of the large number of questions raised, the Working Group had been obliged to select those of them which seemed most important. If all the questions raised by the experts were to be transmitted to the States Members there would be no need for a pre-session Working Group; that task could be carried out just as well by the Secretariat. 88. The CHAIRPERSON, noting that the experts remained divided with regard to the transmission to the States Parties of questions added individually by members of the Committee, proposed that, at the present stage, only the report of the pre-session Working Group should be transmitted to the States Parties, on the understanding that the additional list could always be transmitted later if 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to a committee or organization that is discussing the process of preparing for a session, specifically with regards to submitting questions to states parties. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the context is likely an international organization or treaty-based setting. The topics being discussed do not seem to be directly related to economic development, natural resources, or other specific sectors, but rather focus on the procedural aspects of the session.

**Category**
International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief