Following a discussion, the Executive Committee decided:
(a) To request the Chairman of the Executive Committee to convey to the Executive Director of UNEP the content of the discussion at the 36th meeting of the Executive Committee and to explore the circumstances under which the contract of Dr. Omar E. El‑Arini might be extended;
(b) To annex the texts of both proposals, which formed the basis of the understanding of the Executive Committee, to the present report (see Annexes XI and XII).