translate English to French: Although his delegation was in favour of the establishment of a modern global information society which would guarantee freedom of expression and general access to information for all under conditions of equality, it also recognized that globalization could have negative consequences, such as the obliteration of national self-expression and the unification of cultures.
Le représentant du Mozambique espère que la réunion ministérielle permettra d'exprimer la volonté politique nécessaire pour renverser cette tendance, et que la réunion internationale de haut niveau chargée d'examiner la question du financement du développement à l'échelon intergouvernemental, qui se tiendra en 2001, sera l'occasion de dresser un bilan positif.