A/RES/59/298 5. Urges the Secretary-General to explore the possibility of holding the Working Group meeting earlier than 2008, if feasible; 6. Decides that the next Working Group on Contingent-Owned Equipment will consider, without prejudice to the comprehensive review of the contingentowned equipment system, in recommending any revision of rates of reimbursement for contingent-owned equipment and self-sustainment, the fact that there was no revision of such rates for the period 2004 to 2008 owing to the lack of consensus on an increase in the rates and on the methodology of the 2004 Working Group; Notes that, in addition to maintaining all existing components of the 7. current methodology, the Secretary-General had proposed the inclusion of peacekeeping-related training costs and post-deployment medical costs in the troop reimbursement methodology; Regrets that the 2004 Working Group on Contingent-Owned Equipment 8. was unable to reach consensus on the components for inclusion in the troop-cost reimbursement methodology; Notes that the report of the Secretary-General on the rates of 9. reimbursement to the Governments of troop-contributing countries 4 did not address all elements of the request made in paragraph 8 of General Assembly resolution 55/274; 10. Reiterates its request contained in paragraph 8 of its resolution 55/274, and requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixtieth session a comprehensive report thereon, addressing all elements; 11. Notes that the Secretary-General, in preparing the comprehensive report, may utilize, as appropriate, external expertise; 12. Decides to review the daily allowance for troops at its resumed sixtieth session, based on information to be provided in the context of the comprehensive report referred to in paragraph 10 above; 13. Also decides to set up a channel of communication between the Secretariat and the Member States on the contingent-owned equipment system, strictly for the exchange of information and for seeking clarification and not for reaching decisions that are within the mandate of the Working Group on ContingentOwned Equipment and relevant intergovernmental bodies. 104th plenary meeting 22 June 2005 _______________ 4 2 A/57/774.