FIRST PLENARY MEETING

Monday, 22 May 2017, 09:40–10:25

President: Dr Ahmed Mohammed AL-SAIDI (Oman)

later: Professor Veronika SKVORTSOVA (Russian Federation)

Provisional agenda item 1. Opening of the Health Assembly

Document A70/1

 

President - A - Provisional agenda item 1 - Opening of the Health Assembly

1m8s

Federal Counsellor of Switzerland, Head of the Department of Home Affairs of the Swiss Confederation - Mr Alain Berset - F - Provisional agenda item 1

13m19s

President - A - Provisional agenda item 1

6m24s

1.1      Appointment of the Committee on Credentials

President - A - 1.1 - Appointment of the Committee on Credentials

1m45s

Decision adopted: WHA70(1)

President - A - 1.2 - Election of the President

1m39s

President - E - 1.2

2s

Ukraine - Dr Suprun - E - 1.2

2m30s

President - E - 1.2

1s

China (on behalf of Brazil, India and South Africa) - Mr Ma Zhaoxu - C - 1.2

1m19s

President - A - 1.2

45s

Decision adopted: WHA70(2)

Professor Veronika Skvortsova (Russian Federation), having been elected President of the Seventieth World Health Assembly, took the Chair.

1.3      Election of the five Vice-Presidents, the Chairmen of the main committees, and establishment of the General  
            Committee

President - R - 1.3 - Election of the five Vice-Presidents, the Chairmen of the main committees, and establishment of the General Committee

8m4s

Decisions adopted: WHA70(2), WHA70(3) and WHA70(4)

(For continuation of the discussion, see the verbatim records of the second meeting)

President- R - Announcements

2m38s

The meeting rose at 10:25.

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