n This services week is an extremely important one, because it is the last before the Cancun Ministerial Meeting and much preparation is still needed if we are to make a good progress report to our Ministers. With this in mind, we invited 11 experts from our various competent authorities to come to Geneva this week, and we have already conducted no less than 14 sets of bilateral negotiations here with other Members. In addition, we have attended several Friends Group meetings. Overall, we have found the whole process to be most instructive and informative. It has helped us to clarify our initial requests and offers, and in many cases it has also helped to identify the priority interests of both sides.