2 terms as well as the re-election modalities should be decided in negotiations; - Extended seats, which would be for a longer period than the regular two years term, but without the possibility of re-election. The length of the term should be decided in negotiations; 3. Some new elements, mainly embellishments, have been added to the original positions. Significantly, the Uniting for Consensus favours a general agreement on the proposed intermediate solutions to the question of Security Council reform. It should also be noted that the UFC position does not include permanent seats. The Taskforce report highlights the proposal by the UK and France to work on an intermediate approach, and states that they “reaffirm their support for the candidacies of Germany, Brazil, India and Japan for Permanent Membership, as well as permanent representation for Africa on the Council”, without specifying the size of representation for Africa. The positions of the other P5 members are already contained in the original C-10 report. REACTIONS TO REPORT 3. The Task Force report has generated the following reactions so far: 1. The G4 would like to take the process to the General Assembly and thus terminate the work of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG). The African Group, the UFC and others prefer retaining the OEWG as the framework for intergovernmental negotiations; 2. Divergent views have been expressed by the membership of the UN with respect to the intermediary approach, and the PGA has announced that he would release the report of the OEWG in July; 3. The Arab Group has written a letter to the PGA that its position should be reflected in the Report; 4. On June 19, 2008, the African Group of the Whole deliberated on the report, and while strongly reaffirming the African Common Position, they reserved their position on the Report, and would come back to it later. They however concluded that: • The report of the Task Force proposes three options that negate the African Common position as outlined in the Ezulwini Consensus and Sirte Declaration, namely, intermediate approach, increase in the nonpermanent seats or no reform. Therefore it is not acceptable to the African Group and could not be taken as the basis to start intergovernmental negotiations.