The task of the present session was therefore to define consultative and negotiating machinery for monitoring basic issues and to draw up the documents for the second substantive session of the preparatory committee, which was to be held in February 2001.
因此,本届会议的任务是确定监测各种基本问题的协商和谈判机制，以及为将于2001年2月举行的筹备委员会第二届实质性会议编写文件。