While it was gratifying that, between the first and the third annual conferences, the number of States parties had grown from 44 to 63, efforts should still be redoubled to encourage more countries to join the Protocol.
尽管令人满意的是，在第一届和第三届年度会议之间，缔约国的数目已从44国增加到63国，但仍应加倍努力，鼓励更多的国家加入议定书。