11.  The authorities locked up pianos, smashed other Western instruments and burned sheet music to prevent any practice of what was regarded as a pointless bourgeois pursuit.

12.  A member of the Turkmenistan delegation said it was important that international organizations verify that the money is being properly used in order to prevent corrupt practices.

13.  The US State Department on Thursday welcomed the release of the report and called on Khartoum to take action to prevent the practice and punish slave traders.