The World Heritage Committee,
1. Taking into consideration the following invitations by Committee members to host the sessions of the World Heritage Committee in 2004 and 2005,;
(a) For 2004 (in alphabetical order): China, Russian Federation and South Africa,
(b) For 2005 (in alphabetical order): Lebanon, Oman and United Kingdom;
2. Decides that the venue of the 28th session of the Committee will be Suzhou, China.