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who referring to ..... invited

English translation: simpler version below

15:39 Dec 25, 2011
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Government / Politics
English term or phrase: who referring to ..... invited
It's a report for a UN organization.

"The session was declared open by the Director General, who referring to the agenda item 2 (Election of Officers), invited the delegations to nominate candidates."


Could you please rephrase the combination "who referring to ... invited". I need a straightforward structure so that I can be 100% sure of my translation.
Abdelmonem Samir
Local time: 17:47
Selected answer:simpler version below
Explanation:
The Director General officially opened the session. Referring to the agenda item 2 (Election of Officers), he then invited the delegations to nominate candidates.
This could be one sentence, but I wanted to make it as clear as possible. I hope that this helps!
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Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 16:47
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +5simpler version below
Jenni Lukac (X)
4 +3who, referring to (making reference to), invited
Yvonne Gallagher
5"The session was declared open by the Director General, who then referred to item 2 of the agenda (
airmailrpl
4the Director General asked the delegates in each delegation
Stephanie Ezrol


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
who, referring to (making reference to), invited


Explanation:
a comma in the sentence makes the difference! Merry Christmas!

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Note added at 5 mins (2011-12-25 15:45:10 GMT)
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who =Director General

makes reference =referring to (Agenda item =Election of Officers)

so then he asks for nominations (for the election) from the delegations present.
HTH

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 15:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Davis: It certainly does: a comma is all it needs. Merry Christmas, gallagy! :)
1 hr
  -> many thanks Charles, hope your Christmas was good, now for New Year's!
agree  Alexandra Taggart: "who, by referring to the item 2"; he's referring (pointing at) some document.
4 hrs
  -> Thanks Alexandra and Happy New Year!
agree  BdiL: That's right, just a comma. Suddenly I was hit by a question, are commas used in Arabic? I know too little of that language to be able to find the proper answer. Maurizio
3 days 0 min
  -> many thanks:-) Yes, I also don't know about Arabic punctuation so just Googled it and Modern Arabic does use (reversed) commas!
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
simpler version below


Explanation:
The Director General officially opened the session. Referring to the agenda item 2 (Election of Officers), he then invited the delegations to nominate candidates.
This could be one sentence, but I wanted to make it as clear as possible. I hope that this helps!

Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 16:47
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 44
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sheila Wilson: Merry Christmas to you too, Jenni
18 mins
  -> Thanks, Sheila. Merry Christmas.
agree  trsk2000 (X): Feliz navidad
42 mins
  -> Thanks, Tariq. Best wishes for a peaceful, productive, and prosperous 2012.
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Tina. Best wishes for the holidays.
agree  AllegroTrans: Makes sense now. Merry Christmas to you and Happy Translating in 2012.
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, AllegroTrans. A last minute Merry Christmas and a very good New Year!
agree  Phong Le
3 days 8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Phong. Best wishes for a fulfilling and prosperous 2012!
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the Director General asked the delegates in each delegation


Explanation:
The Director General declared the session to be open and asked the delegates to look at agenda item 2 (Election of Officers). The Director General, then, asked (invited/requested) the delegations to nominate candidates."


Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 10:47
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
"The session was declared open by the Director General, who then referred to item 2 of the agenda (


Explanation:
"The session was declared open by the Director General, who referring to the agenda item 2 (Election of Officers), invited the delegations to nominate candidates." => "The session was declared open by the Director General, who then referred to item 2 of the agenda (Election of Officers)vand invited the delegations to nominate candidates."

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Note added at 5 hrs (2011-12-25 21:37:01 GMT)
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"The session was declared open by the Director General, who then referred to item 2 of the agenda (Election of Officers) and invited the delegations to nominate candidates."

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 11:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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