Following the statements by the Co-Chairs, an interactive discussion ensued and statements were made by the representatives of South Africa, the Netherlands, Malaysia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Lithuania, Guinea, Indonesia, China, Gabon, Senegal, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, France, Argentina, Fiji, the Congo, Zambia, Ghana, the United States, Cameroon and Mauritania. A statement was also made by the representative of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. The Co-Chairs made concluding remarks. Also at its 8th meeting, on 14 May, the Forum held the high-level round table co-chaired by the Chair of the Forum, Noel Nelson Messone (Gabon), and the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment and Head of the Federal Agency for Forestry of the Russian Federation, Ivan Valentik.