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The most important outcome of the Ministerial Council Meeting of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) held on 15–16 May was the decision to start membership discussions with Chile, Estonia, Israel, Russia and Slovenia. In addition, the decision was taken to develop new forms of cooperation with the central emerging economies: Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa.

The Ministerial Council Meeting was chaired by Spain's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, Pedro Solbes, with Japan and Poland as vice-chairs.  Minister for Foreign Trade and Development, Mr. Paavo Väyrynen was head of the Finnish delegation. The overall theme in the MCM was "Innovation: Advancing the OECD Agenda for Growth and Equity".