I must also say that at all times the Secretariat listened with attention and interest to our proposals and questions. Nevertheless, we were still surprised at the lateness of its responses.
我还必须指出秘书处一直以来总是很注意和很感兴趣地听取我们的提议和问题，然而我们仍然对秘书处的迟缓反应感到吃惊。