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April GTO General Assembly: Paris, France
The next GTO General Assembly, slated for April 20 to April 23, will take place in Paris, France, according to sources close to French President Nicolas Sarkozy. A formal announcement will be issued tomorrow morning.
The four-day extended meeting will likely focus heavily on resuscitating the GTO Monetary Fund idea, which has received strong opposition and very weak leadership since its announcement. As the host country, France used its agenda setting power to set aside two full days for discussions on the proposed monetary branch of the GTO in the hopes that a deal can be struck. Atlasia has not announced a formal position on the issue.
Discussions on the drug trade and international drug trafficking will continue as well. The governments of Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and India have begun work on a proposal that would focus on reducing demand for drugs in wealthier countries, especially Atlasia. Many European countries have cringed at the idea in the past, arguing for greater local control of drug production. There has been no word on a potential compromise.
The final day of the conference will revolve around issues in African development, including aid reform, a set of global goals for the continent, and women's rights. South Africa's delegation will likely chair this portion of the meeting and has called on GTO countries to each craft a clear agenda on the topic to be presented to the entire body.
Atlasia may want to send a delegate, as well as craft some sort of agenda on the topics to be discussed.
