Throughout the three-month training, which will end on 10 December, the 19 participating officials will become acquainted, through lectures, debates, round tables, attendance at WTO meetings and simulation exercises, with virtually all the issues dealt with in the framework of the WTO. Participants will also have the opportunity to visit other international organisations located in Geneva, namely UNCTAD, ITC, and WIPO, and to discuss trade-related aspects of the work conducted by these organizations. The programme also includes a session with World Bank representatives. At the opening session, participants were encouraged to actively take part in the forthcoming training and to develop and strengthen a solid network of contact by attending meetings and discussing with delegates and WTO experts.

From the 19 Spanish-speaking participants, 17 come from Latin America and the Caribbean (including one from a least developed country), and 2 from Central and Eastern Europe (one of which is an acceding country).

The 30th TPC is the fourth such course organized this year at the WTO Headquarters. Several specialized courses will complement the training activities conducted by the ITTC in Geneva during the last quarter of 2004.
  

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