Cuba, as a developing country, places the utmost attention and priority to the issue of capacity building in the field of ICTs. In this sense, we noted with grave concern that, while the initial pre-draft acknowledges the value of South-South and triangular cooperation, it does little to stress the need for developed countries to enhance their technological and financial assistance to developing countries, in order to improve the latter’ s emergency response capabilities. Moreover, and concerning the principles which some States believe should guide capacity-building efforts, we would like to stress the fact that the 2011 Busan Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (“Busan Principles”) do not enjoy a universal endorsement and would, therefore, constitute a further source of divide for the OEWG' s Members and their future deliberations. The Open-Ended Working Group is the first forum in which all member States of the United Nations have come together to discuss the issue of developments in the field of ICTs, in the context of international security. Unlike the GGE, the OEWG allows for a broad, if not universal participation, through which all countries are able to express their views on a matter as important as this one. Consequently, we would like to emphasize our rejection of all formulations which attempt to link the work of the OEWG to that of the GGE. Cuba has always relied on multilateralism as an essential principle for the discussion and advancement of any topic in the United Nations. Hence, we consider that the establishment of an inclusive and consensus-based institutional dialogue is paramount to develop common understandings in ICT security issues. Furthermore, we believe that this dialogue should be primarily intergovernmental in its nature. Taking these aspects into account, we deem necessary that the final report recommends the renewal of the mandate of the OEWG, as currently established, at the 75th session of the UNGA, in order to ensure its continuation. Finally, it is both regrettable and paradoxical that the pre-draft report proposes to resume the works of the OEWG at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, while at the same time, attempts to extend the work of the GGE, an action which goes far beyond the scope of the OEWG´s mandate.