He evidently made much of his being included in the first contact group.
There is likely to be some tension in the contact group.
So far, no member of the contact group has come right out and said it doesn't want Italy.
The meeting formed a contact group of nations to take forward this work.
We must be clear that this is quite clearly affecting the work of the contact group.
They are further split into contact groups of about 25 students; each containing years 7-12.
"If the meeting goes well, we will continue to use the contact group as the principal mechanism," he said.
"At this point, people will have to decide whether the contact group has any usefulness left or not."
Nonetheless, I am in complete agreement with the actions of the contact group.
They will probably end up demanding more territory than the contact group has proposed.