To ensure effective preparation for the COP and to give participants from Africa an opportunity to develop common positions style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(0,0,255); font-style:italic;" >COP13 Regional Preparatory Meetings (Pre-COP13) will be held from 20 to 22 November 2019, in Bonn, Germany.我很高兴地通知您，《公约》第十三次缔约方大会区域性筹备会议将于2019年11月20日至22日在德国波恩举办。举办该会议目的是为了确保有效筹备缔约方大会，并使来自非洲的参会者们有机会就其优先关注的议题表明共同立场。
Pre-COP Meetings are being organized for the following CMS regions:正在以下地区组织缔约方大会会前筹备会议：
Africa Asia Europe Oceania Latin America and the Caribbean非洲、亚洲、欧洲、大洋洲、拉丁美洲和加勒比海地区
The meetings, which will be conducted in English with interpretation into French and Spanish when necessary, will be taking place simultaneously, with some aspects to include all of the regional group, giving participants the opportunity to consult with delegates from outside their own region as well as with all secretariat staff, who will rotate through the different regional groups.会议语言将以英文进行，并设有法文和西班牙文同声传译。某些方面议题将包括以上所有地区，使参会者们有机会与他们所在区域以外的代表以及秘书处全体工作人员协商。秘书处的工作人员将在不同的地区之间轮换。
The meetings will focus on effective COP preparation and regional consultation. Beyond this, opportunities to strengthen the capacity in CMS implementation beyond COP13 will be discussed, as well as, CMS contribution to the post-2020 biodiversity framework.这些会议将重点放在有效筹备缔约方大会和区域性协商上。除此之外，还将讨论在第十三次缔约方大会召开之后如何加强《公约》的执行能力，以及《公约》对2020年后生物多样性框架的贡献。