The Chair welcomed the MSG members, thanked them for coming, made some opening remarks and explained the objectives of the meeting. He highlighted the cooperative efforts of MSG members which had resulted in Myanmar achieving EITI candidate status and stressed the importance of keeping the momentum for achieving further goals. Concerning the scope of the EITI report, he mentioned that Liberia had included the forestry sector, and Congo had included the water sector (because water is included in the Congo mining Law), however in most countries, only oil, gas and mining are included. He suggested that in Myanmar the best way to agree on the scope would be to make decisions based on an open discussion about the issues and in accordance with the EITI Standard.