His delegation also regretted that the Outcome touched only briefly on trade issues.

His delegation therefore believed that technical discussions and trade negotiations should be held within the framework of WTO.

His delegation therefore welcomed the other two focus areas in the proposed statement trade capacity building, and environment and energy.

Another delegation said his country had already responded favourably to a request from Benin to negotiate such a bilateral trade agreement.

His delegation welcomed the Organization's efforts to strengthen trade capacity building for developing countries, especially the joint UNIDO WTO cooperation programme.

My delegation is fully aware that the safety of navigation in such straits is a key and vital element in promoting foreign trade.

One delegation proposed using multilateral trade measures, including tracking mechanisms by regional fisheries management organizations, preferably in electronic format, and in accordance with international law.

His delegation believed that the development of international trade law should be accorded the same attention within the United Nations as other areas of international law.

His delegation attached great importance to trade capacity building and encouraged UNIDO to help developing countries draw benefit from increased market access by removing supply side constraints.

Her delegation remained committed to the Doha Development Agenda and would remain at the forefront of efforts to ensure that the current trade negotiations produced ambitious results.

His delegation also welcomed the fact that on 1 August 2004, the General Council of WTO had decided that the multilateral trade negotiations launched under the Doha work programme would resume.

Finally, our delegation emphasizes the need for joint action to ensure a successful 2006 Review Conference on the Programme of Action on the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons.

Delegation welcomed the comprehensive presentation of the Algerian delegation.

My delegation supports the Secretary General's call for increased and more effective aid, openness to trade and improved governance, including respect for the rule of law, all of which Mongolia staunchly advocates.

My delegation equally welcomes the Secretary General's call for the Doha round of multilateral trade negotiations to fulfil its development promise and for the negotiations to be completed no later than 2006.

His delegation welcomed the recent Forum on Industrial Development, Trade and Poverty Alleviation through South South Cooperation, which should lead to enhanced technical cooperation projects contributing directly to the fight against poverty.

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One delegation noted that there was an increased need for coordination and cooperation, not only among States, but among an increasing number of organizations active in this field, including the World Trade Organization.

Last February, I headed a 40 member trade delegation to Taipei. That mission s highlight was my dialogue with Taiwanese President Ma Ying jeou, who stressed the importance of connecting Taiwan to the China ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA) in the light of warmer relations developing between the Mainland and Taiwan.

Her delegation appreciated the flexibility shown by the delegation of Japan.

Informal consultations on the draft resolution A C.1 60 L.57 entitled The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects (First Committee) (convened by the delegation of Japan)

Her delegation therefore welcomed the decision by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to hold an expert meeting on the design and implementation of transit transport arrangements to discuss the best available solutions.

His delegation warmly welcomed the conclusion reached by UNCTAD that the role of the developing countries and the countries with economies in transition in the growth of international trade was more important now than ever before.

In the view of the Russian delegation, the expansion of world trade and its progress towards a more equitable basis will create additional opportunities for achieving the Millennium Development Goals, as formulated in the Millennium Declaration.

Her delegation hoped that the growth in the Commission's resources would enable it to play a central role within the United Nations system in all matters relating to international trade law, in accordance with its mandate.

Mrs. Laohaphan (Thailand) My delegation is taking the floor to welcome the appointment of Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, a Thai national, to the position of Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

The first delegation inscribed on my list is the delegation of Pakistan, Ambassador Khan.

One delegation suggested that taking up such a commitment at the 6th WTO Ministerial Conference and implementing it could have a major positive impact on the trade and development of a number of the poorest developing countries.

In that connection his delegation welcomed the framework agreement adopted in 2004 by the countries members of WTO, for it had broken the Cancún deadlock and allowed the multilateral trade negotiations to be renewed within the WTO context.

One delegation was undecided.

The World Trade Organization is now disseminating trade profiles of economies combining trade flows with trade policy information sourced from within the World Trade Organization and other organizations and OECD has developed a prototype on trade indicators (trade plus production, employment, investment, etc.) linking standardized information from various OECD databases to trade data.

Priority three International trade and trade facilitation

Delegation of financial signing authority

His delegation endorsed that position.

His delegation supported that proposal.

Proposal by the Mexican Delegation

His delegation welcomed in that connection the provisions contained in the final documents of UNCTAD XI concerning the need to reinforce the support given to the countries with economies in transition to enable them to formulate, implement and review their domestic trade related policies and other measures in order to enhance as far as possible their role in international trade.

As the United States delegation was now willing to delete the paragraph and the German delegation had not presented any compelling arguments for its retention, the delegation of Singapore supported its deletion.

The delegation of Botswana subsequently indicated that his delegation had inadvertently pushed the voting button of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Adjustment, support to trade and trade related shocks

The issue is not free trade versus protectionism, but smart trade versus polarizing trade. Smart trade creates balanced development, while polarizing trade rewards a small circle of winners at the expense of the many.

My delegation wishes to thank the delegation of the main sponsor, Australia, for its efforts in submitting the draft resolution.

Her delegation continued to believe that regional and subregional trade expansion and economic integration were key components in efforts to resolve the problems faced by the landlocked developing countries, as they helped to attract increased foreign direct investment and promoted export growth.

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