IN VIEW OF 

- The Minutes of the First Session of 10 April 2008 and Procedural Order No. 27 of 30 May 2014; 

- ICSID’s letter of 6 May 2014 in relation to the upcoming hearing; 

- The Parties’ respective letters of 13 May 2014 in which they each provided the list of witnesses to be called for examination at the hearing; 

- The Parties’ respective letters of 20 May 2014 in which they each commented upon the other Parties’ list of witnesses called for examination at the hearing; 

- Respondent’s letter of 21 May 2014, in which it objected to Claimants’ modification of their list of witnesses; 

- Claimants’ letter of 22 May 2014 responding to Respondent’s objections; 

- The Parties’ respective letters of 22 May 2014 attaching a joint draft agenda and setting out their points of disagreement as concerns the conduct of the upcoming hearing; 

- Respondent’s letter of 28 May 2014 and Claimants’ letter of 29 May 2014 requesting a ruling on the pending issues; 

- The Parties’ respective letters of 2 June 2014 concerning the list of witnesses and experts to be examined at the hearing; 

- The pre-hearing conference call held on 3 June 2014;