decided to accept, in a spirit of compromise, the draft mandate contained in CD/863 without any changes, and proposed that other groups should do the same. The Group of Eastern European Countries and Others, as well as the People's Republic of China, expressed willingness to agree to the proposal, but the Group of 21 expressed its wish to be given a little more time. CD/PV.565 6 (Mr, Donowaki. Japan) Finally, on 11 July, at the presidential consultation, the Group of 21 informed the rest of the groups that it also decided to accept the draft mandate contained in CD/863 without any changes, in a spirit of compromise and flexibility, which was welcomed by all the rest of the groups. Mr. President, it is with sentiments of profound gratitude to you personally, and also to all the delegations around this table, as well as to Secretary-General Ambassador Komatina and his deputy, Ambassador Berasategui, that I can report to you of the successful completion of my delegation's consultation on the question of the mandate for agenda item 1. On behalf of my predecessor and myself, and on behalf of my delegation, I wish to express our utmost appreciation of the warm words of encouragement expressed to us on a number of occasions, and also of the generous support and understanding extended to us during the last 16 months. My statement will be far from complete without expressing also our thankfulness to the dedicated wisdom of Ambassador Vejvoda of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic for leaving us with a very thoughtful draft text of a mandate which is no other than the one we have in front of us today. I would like to ask Ambassador Kralik to convey my delegation's appreciation and best regards to Ambassador Vejvoda.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on a diplomatic negotiation or conference, discussing the acceptance of a draft mandate and expressing gratitude and appreciation to various individuals and delegations. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting a high-level meeting or conference. The topic of the mandate is not explicitly mentioned, but it seems to be related to international cooperation or organization.

**Category**
International trade, Diplomacy