A/RES/60/117 A-B 2. Also welcomes the dispatch of the United Nations special mission to Bermuda at the request of the territorial Government and with the concurrence of the administering Power, which provided information to the people of the Territory on the role of the United Nations in the process of self-determination, on the legitimate political status options as clearly defined in General Assembly resolution 1541 (XV) and on the experiences of other small States that have achieved a full measure of self-government; Decides to follow closely the public consultations on the future political 3. status of Bermuda under way in the Territory, and requests the relevant United Nations organizations to provide assistance to the Territory, if requested, in the context of its public education programme; IV British Virgin Islands Taking note of the constitutional review process led by the territorial Government, Noting that the Territory continues to emerge as one of the world’s leading offshore financial centres, 1. Welcomes the constitutional review process led by the Government of the British Virgin Islands in cooperation with the administering Power; 2. Takes note of the statement made by the representative of the Legislative Council of the Territory at the Caribbean regional seminar held in Canouan, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, from 17 to 19 May 2005, 17 who presented an analysis of the internal constitutional review process; 3. Welcomes the establishment of the Inter-Virgin Islands Council between the elected Governments of the British Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands as a mechanism for functional cooperation between the two neighbouring Territories and the subsequent creation of eleven standing committees on natural resources management, mutual disaster preparedness and assistance and constitutional development, among other areas; V Cayman Islands Taking note of the constitutional review process led by the territorial Government, Noting the approval by the Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly of the Territory’s Vision 2008 Development Plan, which aims to promote development that is consistent with the aims and values of Caymanian society, Welcomes the continuing constitutional review process led by the 1. Government of the Cayman Islands in cooperation with the administering Power; 2. Takes note of the statement made by the representative of the NonGovernmental Organizations Constitutional Working Group of the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce at the Caribbean regional seminar held in Canouan, _______________ 17 8 Ibid., para. 23.