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Recalling also the statement of the representative of Anguilla at the Caribbean
regional seminar, held in Frigate Bay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, from 12 to 14 May
2009,
Noting the internal constitutional review process resumed by the territorial
Government in 2006, the work of the Constitutional and Electoral Reform
Commission, which prepared its report in August 2006, the holding of public and
other consultative meetings in 2007 on proposed constitutional amendments to be
presented to the administering Power, and the 2008 decision to set up a drafting
team consisting of territorial Government officials, members of the House of
Assembly and lawyers to draft a new constitution, as well as the presentation of the
draft constitution for public consultation in the Territory in 2009 and the expectation
that the draft text will be discussed with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, with the aim of seeking full internal self-government without
prejudice to independence as an option,
Aware of certain difficulties in the relations between the territorial
Government and the administering Power regarding budgetary and economic
matters and of the intention of the territorial Government to continue its
commitment to high-end tourism in an effort to promote local employment
opportunities,
Noting the participation of the Territory as an associate member in the
Caribbean Community, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States and the
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean,
Aware of the willingness expressed by the Prime Ministers of the States
members of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States in 2011 to assist in the
resolution of difficulties being experienced by the territorial Government in respect
of its relations with the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland,
Once again welcomes the presentation of a new constitution for public
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consultation in 2009 with the aim of further discussing the new constitution with the
administering Power in 2010, and urges that constitutional discussions be concluded
as soon as possible;
Requests the administering Power to assist the Territory in its current
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efforts with regard to advancing the internal constitutional review exercise, if
requested;
Stresses the importance of the previously expressed desire of the
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territorial Government for a visiting mission by the Special Committee, calls upon
the administering Power to facilitate such a mission, if the territorial Government so
desires, and requests the Chair of the Special Committee to take all the necessary
steps to that end;
Requests the administering Power to assist the Territory by facilitating its
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work concerning public consultative outreach efforts consistent with Article 73 b of
the Charter of the United Nations, and, in this regard, calls upon the relevant United
Nations organizations to provide assistance to the Territory, if requested;
Calls upon the administering Power to assist the territorial Government
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in strengthening its commitments in the economic domain, including budgetary
matters, with regional support as needed and appropriate;
Welcomes the active participation of the Territory in the work of the
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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean;
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