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6 May 2003
TRAINING INSTITUTE
Training: third introduction course to the WTO for 21 representatives of least-developed countries
Government officials from 21 least-developed countries attended yesterday the opening session of the 3rd Introduction Course on WTO. The session was chaired by Mr. Paul Rolian, Director of the Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation of the WTO, who welcomed all the participants.
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Mr. Rolian underlined that the participants will have a real opportunity
to increase their knowledge and understanding of the WTO, its work and
what it constitutes for the least-developed countries. "At a time when
Members are preparing for Canc鷑, and negotiations are underway, the
knowledge acquired should allow participants to contribute to the
promotion of a continued participation of their countries in the work of
the WTO", said Mr. Rolian.
The Introduction course lasts three weeks and is financed through the regular budget of the Organization. The programme centres on practical and concrete presentations and is developed in close co-operation with the International Trade Center (ITC).
Throughout the three-week training, which will end on 23 May, the 21 participating officials will become acquainted, through lectures, exercises and round-tables, with the essential aspects of the WTO, a general picture of all the agreements, how the WTO functions and the basic principles of the multilateral trading system.
During their stay at the WTO, participants will also have the possibility to attend a meeting of the Sub-Committee on Least-Developed Countries and to debate with experts and practitioners on the various aspects of the "Doha Development Agenda".
The Introduction course lasts three weeks and is financed through the regular budget of the Organization. The programme centres on practical and concrete presentations and is developed in close co-operation with the International Trade Center (ITC).
Throughout the three-week training, which will end on 23 May, the 21 participating officials will become acquainted, through lectures, exercises and round-tables, with the essential aspects of the WTO, a general picture of all the agreements, how the WTO functions and the basic principles of the multilateral trading system.
During their stay at the WTO, participants will also have the possibility to attend a meeting of the Sub-Committee on Least-Developed Countries and to debate with experts and practitioners on the various aspects of the "Doha Development Agenda".
List of participants
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Geneva, 5 - 23 May 2003
| Bangladesh | Mr. Pradip ROYHAN, Senior Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka 1000 |
| Bhutan | Mr. Singye DORJI, Regional Director, Regional Trade and Industry Office, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Phuentstoling, Bhutan |
| Burundi | Mr. Remy NDAYISENGA, Counsellor, Department of External Trade, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Bujumbura |
| Cambodia | Mr. Bonnivoit CHAN, Official of WTO Office, Department of Asean and International Organizations, Ministry of Commerce, Phnom Pen |
| Ethiopia | Mrs. Yalem BELAY, Team Leader, Foreign Trade Department, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Addis Ababa |
| Gambia | Mr. Abdoukarim SONKO, Principal Programmes Officer, Projects and Programmes Section, Department of State for Agriculture, Banjul |
| Lao PDR | Mrs. Kingsadone PHETDAOHEUANG, Officer, Foreign Trade Department, Ministry of Commerce, Vientiane |
| Lesotho | Miss Teboho TSEKOA, Industry Developpment Officer, Industry Department, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Marketing, Maseru |
| Malawi | Mrs. Kettie Mirriam MUSUKWA, Economist, Planning Section, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Lilongwe |
| Maldives | Ms Shaeen RASHEED, Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industries, Mal?/td> |
| Mozambique | Mr. Jaime Roberto CHISSICO, Assistant of National Directorate of Trade, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Maputo |
| Myanmar | Mr. Zaw Zaw AUNG, Deputy Director, International Organization Division, International Trade Promotion Department, Directorate of Trade, Ministry of Commerce, Yangon |
| Nepal | Mr. Tikaram Sharma GHIMIRE, Under Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Kathmandu |
| Rwanda | Ms Vanice BUSINGYE, Trade Supervision and Promotion Officer, Department of Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Investment Promotion, Tourism and Cooperatives, Kigali |
| Samoa | Mr. Petaia LEAVAI, Trade and Research Officer, Department of Trade, Commerce and Industry, Apia |
| Solomon Islands | Mr. Jack O'Oi, Senior Trade Officer, Trade Division, Ministry of Commerce, Employment and Trade, Honiara |
| Sudan | Miss Amani MUSAAD, Technical Officer, Commission for World Trade Organization Affairs, Khartoum |
| Tuvalu | Mr. Mainaga TAAPE, Senior Collector Preventive, Department of Customs and Taxation Control, Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Industries, Funafuti |
| Uganda | Mr. Cyprian BATALA, Assistant Commissioner (Trade), Ministry and Tourism, Trade and Industry, Kampala |
| Vanuatu | Mr. Daniel GAY, Trade Economist, Department of Trade, Industry and Investment, Port-Vila |
| Zambia | Miss Pam Kampamba MWANANSHIKU, Senior State Advocate, Civil Litigation and International Law Department, Ministry of Legal Affairs, Lusaka |