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The delegate issued a statement of concern during the
Geneva-based U.N. Conference on Disarmament's discussion on
Tuesday about improving its transparency. Belarus asked whether
there was a plan to open up the meetings to members of the
general public.
According to the official record of the session, the delegate
said such a policy could create difficulties for security and
support staff.
"What if there were topless ladies screaming from the public
gallery throwing bottles of mayonnaise, asked Belarus," the
official summary said.
The record added that the president of the Conference on
Disarmament, a diplomat from Mexico, replied that "members of
the public were already entitled to attend plenary meetings of
the conference and sit in the public gallery, and so in theory
could already drop mayonnaise onto delegates."
The Mexican said it was unlikely the gallery would ever be
flooded with thousands of people, noting that there were only
two people in the public gallery during Tuesday's meeting.
(Reporting by Louis Charbonneau; Editing by Grant McCool)
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