We have emergency meeting with Swiss trade delegation.

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

42. One delegation raised the issue of the banana trade and expressed discontent with the World Trade Organization ruling that preferential treatment of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries contravened the World Trade Organization s principles.

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

5. A high level LAS delegation visited the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in March 1998 and exchanged views on UNCTAD activities related to the Arab world, particularly on trade information, debt management, international trade issues and the World Trade Organization (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.

In the view of one delegation, increased participation of developing countries in the multilateral trade regime would enhance, rather than reduce, their policy space.

50. Concerning section 11A, Trade and development, her delegation supported the reconfirmation of the mandate of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) as the sole United Nations body concerned with issues of trade, finance, technology, investment and sustainable development in a comprehensive and integrated manner.

Although his delegation agreed that from the economic standpoint a more flexible policy of food self reliance should be followed, it was concerned about an imbalanced world market and the politicization of trade resulting in possible trade embargoes.

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.

58. One delegation stated that the object of the Arrest Convention was to secure free movement of the vessel and to serve international seaborne trade.

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.

67. His delegation fully supported United Nations activities to promote market oriented economic reforms and structural adjustment and the expansion of capital flows, investments and trade.

The British delegation was led by Mr. Peter Westmacott, Director of the Americas Command at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and the Argentine delegation by Ambassador Alberto Daverede, Under Secretary for Foreign Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship.

The British delegation was led by Mr. Peter Westmacott, Director of the Americas Command at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and the Argentine delegation by Ambassador Alberto Daverede, Under Secretary for Foreign Policy at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship.

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.

My delegation remains committed to the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects.

Furthermore, his delegation proposed that developing countries should allocate at least 20 per cent of their budgetary resources to industrial development and trade facilitation to ensure rapid development.

14. Her delegation strongly disagreed with the statement in the report concerning the lack of equitable balance in the application of trade liberalization (A 52 573, para. 46).

The Angolan delegation is very pleased with the agreements achieved on the four main topics of the development cluster, namely, the Millennium Goals, foreign debt, trade and development aid.

In a right of reply, one delegation stated that trade dispute settlements based on rules would always lead to situations in which countries won some rulings but lost others.

Delegation

Delegation welcomed the comprehensive presentation of the Algerian delegation.

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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.

Head of the Ecuadorian delegation to the coordination meeting of Latin American Ministers in preparation for the sixth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Cartegena, 1983.

(c) Strengthening trade efficiency (Trade Points)

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The tourist trade, the tourist trade

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.

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

Priority three International trade and trade facilitation

International trade policies and multilateral trade negotiations

trade and investment trade and competition policy.

The tourist trade. Aye, the tourist trade.

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.

72. Her delegation strongly supported the globalization of international trade, but questioned the manner in which the industrialized North used it in order to preserve its economic dominance over the South. That was clearly illustrated by the efforts to frustrate initiatives to form regional consultative forums on trade and economic issues.