The gTLD meeting in Washington has agreed on the following first-step statement: 

"Taking into account the lessons learnt from the limited into of new TLDs since 2000, the GNSO supports the continued  introduction of new gTLDs.
Prior to introducing new TLDs, the GNSO recongizes that the lessons learnt, the submissions made in response to  PDP-Dec05 and further input, should be taken into account to identify and develop consensus on the selection criteria,  allocation methods, and implementation processes."

This has not been passed by a formal vote so if you have any problems with it let me know. 

Dr. Milton Mueller
Syracuse University School of Information Studies
http://www.digital-convergence.org
http://www.internetgovernance.org