At its 49th plenary meeting, on 25 July 2003, the Economic and Social Council, taking into account the importance for the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to be represented, by its Chairperson or designated members, at various meetings of relevance to its mandate throughout the year, decided to confirm such representation as one of the methods of work of the Forum, and further requested that all subsidiary bodies of the Council welcome the Forum and its members by issuing invitations to Forum members to attend all relevant meetings, conferences and seminars.
