The Bureau,
- Recalling Article 18 of the Convention;
- Further recalling chapter 1.4 of the Operational Directives related to Programmes, projects and activities that best reflect the principles and objectives of the Convention and 2.2 related to International Assistance;
- Taking note of the withdrawal of the requests for Preparatory Assistance n 00262, 00291 and 00295;
- Having examined the requests for Preparatory Assistance n 00177 and n 00293 for elaborating a proposal of a Programme, Project or Activity to be selected as best reflecting the Principles and Objectives of the Convention;
- Approves, as authorized body, the following requests for Preparatory Assistance for elaborating a proposal of a Programme, Project or Activity to be selected as best reflecting the Principles and Objectives of the Convention:
Bolivia, Chile and Peru (multinational request n 00177), for the project “Aymara Cultural Universe”, for an amount of USD 7,500.