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MINISTERIAL CONFERENCES
Statements by Members and observers at the plenary session
The statements below were delivered at the plenary session of the Seventh WTO Ministerial Conference (30 November — 2 December 2009). They are published “as received” by the Secretariat, in the original language. Official versions and translations will be made available in due course. The official documents will be found in the Documents Online box in the right-hand column.
See also:
> Statements from the inaugural session
> List of Speakers
Other WTO Ministerials:
> Hong Kong
13?8 Dec 2005
> Canc鷑
10?4 Sept. 2003
>
Doha 9?4 Nov. 2001
>
Seattle 30 Nov.? Dec. 1999
> Geneva
18 & 20 May 1998
> Singapore
9?3 Dec. 1996
Statements by Members
- Albania
— Statement by Mr. Enno Bozdo
Deputy Minister of Economy, Trade and Energy
Text Audio/Video
- Angola
— Statement by H.E. Mrs Maria Idalina De Oliveira Valente
Minister of Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Antigua and Barbuda
— Statement by H.E. Ambassador Mr. Colin Murdoch
Ministry of Finance and Economy
Text Audio/Video
- Argentina
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Jorge Enrique Taiana
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Australia
— Statement by the Honourable Mr. Simon Crean (MP)
Minister for Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Austria
— Statement by H.E. Dr. Reinhold Mitterlehner
Federal Minister of Economy, Family and Youth
Text
- Bangladesh
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Muhammad Faruk Khan (MP)
The Honourable Commerce Minister
Text Audio/Video
- Barbados
— Statement by Senator the Honourable Maxine P.O. Mc Clean
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Belize
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Alexis Rosado
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Benin
— Statement by H.E. Ms Christine Ouinsavi
Minister of Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Bolivia
— Statement by Mr. Pablo Guzm醤
Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Integration
Text Audio/Video
- Botswana
?Statement by the Honourable Mr. Baledzi Gaolathe
Minister for Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Brazil
— Statement by H.E. Ambassador Mr. Celso Nunes Amorim
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Text Audio/Video
- Brunei Darussalam
— Statement by HRH Prince Mohamed Bolkiah
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Bulgaria
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Traicho Traikov
Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism
Text Audio/Video
- Burkina Faso
?Statement by H.E. Mr. Mamadou Sanou
Minister of Trade, Business Promotion and Handicrafts on Behalf of the Co Sponsors of the Sectoral Initiative in Favour of Cotton (C 4)
Text Audio/Video
- Cambodia
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Cham Prasidh
Senior Minister, Minister of Commerce
Text Audio/Video
- Cameroon
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana
Minister for Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Canada
— Statement by the Honourable Mr. Stockwell Day
Minister for International Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Cape Verde
— Statement by H.E. Mrs F醫(yī)ima Maria Carvalho Fialho
Minister of Economy, Growth and Competitiveness
Text Audio/Video
- Central African Republic
?Statement by Mrs Emilie Epaye
Minister for Trade and Industry
Audio/Video
- Chile
— Statement by Mr. Carlos Furche
Vice-Minister of International Trade
Text Audio/Video
-
China
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Chen Deming
Minister of Commerce
Text Audio/Video
- Colombia
— Statement by H.E. Dr. Luis Guillermo Plata
Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism
Text Audio/Video
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the
— Statement by Mr. Albert Kwete Minga Bope
Secretary General, Ministry of Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Costa Rica
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Marco Vinicio Ruiz
Minister of Foreign Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Croatia
— Statement by Mrs Tamara Obradovic Mazal
State Secretary Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entreprenurship
Text Audio/Video
- Cuba
?Statement by H.E. Mr. Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz
Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment
Text Audio/Video
- Czech Republic
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Martin Tlapa
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Denmark
— Statement by H.E. Mrs Marie-Louise Overvad
Ambassador Permanent Representative to the WTO
Text Audio/Video
- Djibouti
— Statement by Mr. Ali Ahmed Ali
Secretary General, Ministry of Trade
Audio/Video
- Dominican Republic
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Luis Manuel Piantini
Ambassador Permanent Representative to the WTO
Text Audio/Video
- Ecuador
— Statement by Dr. Julio Oleas Montalvo
Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and integration
Text Audio/Video
- Egypt
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Rasheed Mohamed Rasheed Hussein
Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- El Salvador
— Statement by H.E. Dr. Héctor Miguel Antonio Dada Hirezi
Minister for Economy
Text Audio/Video
- European
Communities
— Statement by Ms Catherine Ashton
European Union Trade Commissioner
Text Audio/Video
- Fiji
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Peceli Vocea
Permanent Representative to the WTO
Text Audio/Video
- Finland
— Statement by H.E. Dr. Paavo Väyrynen
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development
Text Audio/Video
- France
— Statement by Mme Anne-Marie Idrac
Minister of Foreign Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Gabon
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Paul Bunduku Latha
Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Economy, Trade, Industry and Tourism
Text Audio/Video
- Germany
— Statement by Dr Bernd Pfaffenbach
Vice Minister Economy and Technology
Text Audio/Video
- Ghana
— Statement by Hon. Ms Hanna Tetteh
Minister of Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Greece
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Giannos Dimitrios
Director General — Ministry of Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping — Head of Delegation of Greece
Text Audio/Video
- Guatemala
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Ruben Estuando Morales Monroy
Minister of Economy
Text Audio/Video
- Guinea
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Mamadou Korka Diallo
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Small and Medium Scale Enterprise
Text Audio/Video
- Guyana
— Statement by H.E. Dr. Patrick Ignatius GOMES
Ambassador & Permanent representative to the WTO
Text Audio/Video
- Honduras
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Dacio Castillo Flores
Chief of Delegation ?Ambassador Permanent Representative to the WTO on behalf of the Honourable Mr Samuel Benjam韓 Bogr醤 ?Minister of Industry and Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Hong Kong, China
?Statement by Mrs Rita Lau Ng Wai-Lan
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
Text Audio/Video
- Iceland
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Kristinn F. 羠nason
Permanent representative of Iceland in Geneva
Text Audio/Video
- India
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Anand Sharma
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Indonesia
— Statement by H.E. Mrs. Mari Pangestu
Minister for Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Ireland
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Billy Kelleher, (T.D)
Minister for Trade and Commerce
Text Audio/Video
- Israel
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Binyamin Ben Eliezer
Minister for Industry, Trade and Labor
Text Audio/Video
- Italy
— Statement by Mr. Amedeo Teti
Director General for International Trade Policy
Text Audio/Video
- Jamaica
— Statement by Senator the Honourable Mrs. Marlene Malahoo Forte
Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Text Audio/Video
- Japan
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Masayuki Naoshima
Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video
Statements circulated
Statement by Mr. Hirotaka Akamatsu
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan
Statement by H.E. Mr Koichi Takemasa
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan
- Jordan
— Statement by H.E. Dr. Montaser al Oklah
Secretary General, Ministry of Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Kenya
— Statement by the Honourable Mr. Amos Kimunya
Minister for Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Korea, Republic of
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Jong-Hoon Kim
Minister for Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Kuwait
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Ahmad Al-Haroun
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- The Kyrgyz Republic
— Statement by Mr. Muktar Jumaliev
Ambassador Permanent Representative to the WTO
Text Audio/Video
- Latvia
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Janis Mazeiks
Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the WTO
Text Audio/Video
- Lesotho ?Statement by Hon. Mr. Popane
Lebasa
Minister of Trade and Industry, Cooperatives and Marketing
Text Audio/Video
- Liechtenstein
— Statement by H.E. Dr. Aurelia Frick
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Text Audio/Video
- Macao, China
— Statement by Mr. Francis Tam Pak Yuen
Secretary for Economy and Finance
Text
- Madagascar
— Statement by Mr. Jean-Claude Rakotonirina
Minister of Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Malawi
— Statement by the Honourable Mrs Eunice Kazembe, (M.P)
Minister for Industry and Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Malaysia
?Statement by the Honourable Mr. Mustapa bin Mohamed
Minister of International Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Maldives
— Statement by H.E. the Honourable Mr. Mohamed Rasheed
Minister of Economic Development
Text Audio/Video
- Mali
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Ahamadou Abdoulaye Diallo
Minister of Industry, Investment and Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Mauritius
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Servansing
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Mauritius
Text Audio/Video
- Mexico
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Gerardo Ru韟 Mateos
Minister of the Economy
Text Audio/Video
- Mongolia
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Luvsantseren Orgil
Ambassador, Permanent Representative at the WTO
Text Audio/Video
- Morocco
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Abdellatif Mazouz
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Text Audio/Video
- Myanmar
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Tin Naing Thein
Minister for Commerce
Audio/Video
- Namibia
— Statement by Hon. Dr. Hage G. Geingob
Minister of Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Nepal
— Statement by Hon. Mr. Rajendra Mahto
Minister for Commerce and Supplies
Text Audio/Video
- Netherlands ?For the Kingdom in Europe and for the Netherlands Antilles
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Frank Heemskerk
Minister for Foreign Trade
Text Audio/Video
- New Zealand
— Statement by Hon. Mr. Tim Groser
Minister of Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Nigeria
— Statement by Chief Achike Udenwa
Honourable Minister for Commerce and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Norway
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Jonas Gahr Støre
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Text Audio/Video
- Pakistan
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Makhdoom Muhammad Amin Fahim
Minister for Commerce
Text Audio/Video
- Panama
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Roberto Henriquez
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Papua New Guinea
— Statement by Hon. Samuel Abal, MP
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Immigration
Text Audio/Video
- Paraguay
— Statement by Mr. Francisco Rodríguez
Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs and Integration
Text Audio/Video
- Peru
— Statement by Mr. Eduardo Ferreyros
Vice Minister of Foreign Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Philippines
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Manuel A.J. Teehankee
Permanent Representative to the WTO
Text Audio/Video
- Poland
— Statement by Mr. Marcin Korolec
Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy
Text Audio/Video
- Portugal
— Statement by H.E. Mr Pedro Lourtie
Secretary of State for European Affairs
Text Audio/Video
- Qatar
— Statement by H.E. Dr. Khalid Al-Attiyah
Minister of the State for International Cooperation Acting Minister of Business and Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Rwanda
— Statement by H.E. Mrs Monique Nsanzabaganwa
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
— Statement by H.E. Ms. Rosalyn Hazelle
Ambassador Plenipotentiary/Permanent Secretary
Text Audio/Video
- Saint Lucia
— Statement by Hon. Mr. Rufus Bousquet
Minister of External Affairs, International Trade and Investment
Text Audio/Video
- Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
— Statement by the Honourable Mr. Saboto Ceasar
Senator Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Text Audio/Video
- Saudi Arabia
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Abdullah Zainal Alireza
Minister for Commerce and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Senegal
— Statement by Mr. Amadou Niang
Minister of Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Sierra Leone
— Statement by H.E. Mr. David O. Carew
Minister for Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Singapore
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Hng Kiang Lim
Minister for Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Solomon Islands
— Statement by Hon. William Haomae
Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade
Text Audio/Video
- South Africa
?Statement by Dr. Rob Davies, Minister of Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Spain
— Statement by H.E. Ms. Silvia Iranzo Guti閞rez
Secretary of State for Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Sri Lanka
— Statement by Mr. Sirisena Liyanagama
Secretary, Ministry of Export Development and International Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Suriname
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Clifford Paul Marica
Minister of Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Swaziland
— Statement by Hon. Senator Jabulile Mashwana
Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Sweden
— Statement by H.E. Mrs. Ewa Bj鰎ling
Minister of Trade
Audio/Video
- Switzerland
— Statement by H.E. Councillor Mrs. Doris Leuthard
Minister of Economic Affairs
Text Audio/Video
- Chinese Taipei
— Statement by H.E. Dr. Yen-Shiang Shih
Minister of Economic Affairs
Text Audio/Video
- Tanzania
— Statement by Hon. Dr. Mary Nagu
Minister for Industry, Trade and Marketing, Tanzania
Text Audio/Video
- Thailand
— Statement by H.E. Mrs. Porntiva Nakasai
Minister for Commerce
Text Audio/Video
- the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
— Statement by Dr. Fatmir Besimi
Minister of Economy
Audio/Video
- Togo
— Statement by Mr. Sébadé Toba
Permanent representative of Togo to the WTO
Text Audio/Video
- Trinidad and Tobago
— Statement by the Honourable Mr. Mariano Browne
Minister of Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Tunisia
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Ridha Ben Mosbah
Minister for Commerce and Handicrafts
Text Audio/Video
- Turkey
— Statement by H.E. Minister Zafer Çağlayan
Minister of State for Foreign Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Uganda
— Statement by the Honourable Mr. Nelson Gagawala Wambuzi
Minister for State for Trade, Minister of State for Tourism, Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Ukraine
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Valeriy Piatnytskiy
Deputy Minister of Economy
Text Audio/Video
- United Arab Emirates
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi
Minister of Foreign Trade
Text Audio/Video
- United Kingdom
— Statement by Mr. Gareth Thomas MP
Minister of State Department for International Development
Text Audio/Video
- United States of America
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Ronald Kirk
United States Trade Representative
Text Audio/Video
- Uruguay
— Statement by Mr. Nelson Fernandez Bracco
Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs
Text Audio/Video
- Venezuela
— Statement by H.E. Ambassador Germán Mundaraín Hernández
Ambassador Permanent Representative to the WTO
Text Audio/Video
- Viet Nam
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Vu Huy Hoang
Minister for Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Zambia
— Statement by the Honourable Mr. Felix Mutati, MP
Minister for Commerce, Trade and Industry
Audio/Video
- Zimbabwe
— Statement by Mr. Michael, Chakanaka Bimha
Deputy Minister Industry and Commerce
Text Audio/Video
Statements by observer governments
- Afghanistan
— Statement by H.E. Minister Wahidullah Shahrani
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Audio/Video
- Algeria
— Statement by Mr. Cherif Zaaf
Director General of Foreign Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Belarus — Statement by H.E. Mr. Mikhail Khvostov
Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the UN Office at Geneva
Text Audio/Video
- Bahamas
— Statement by Hon. Minister Zhivargo Laing
Minister of State for Finance, Ministry of Finance
Text Audio/Video
- Ethiopia — Statement by H.E. Mr. Girma Birru
Minister of Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Holy See
— Statement by H.E. Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi, Apostolic Nuncio
Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations and Other International Organizations
Text Audio/Video
- Iran
— Statement by H.E. Mehdi Ghazanfari
Minister of Commerce
Text Audio/Video
- Iraq
— Statement by H.E. Dr. Safa Al Deen Al Safi
Minister of Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
— Statement by Hon. Dr. Nam Viyaketh
Minister of Industry and Commerce
Text Audio/Video
- Montenegro
— Statement by H.E. Dr. Gordana Djurovič
Minister for International Economic Relations and European Integration
Text Audio/Video
- Russian Federation
— Statement by Mr. Maxim Medvedkov
Director, Department for Trade Negotiations, Ministry of Economic Development, Head of Delegation at the the Negotiations on Accession to the WTO
Text Audio/Video
- Samoa
— Statement by Hon Hans Joachim Keil
Associate Minister of Commerce, Industry and Labour
Audio/Video
- Serbia
— Statement by Mrs Vesna Arsic
State Secretary in the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development
Text Audio/Video
- Sudan
— Statement by H.E. Mr. James Ruea
Minister of Foreign Trade
Audio/Video
- Yemen
— Statement by H.E. Dr. Yahya Yahya Al-Mutawakel
Minister for Industry and Trade
Audio/Video
Statements by international intergovernmental organizations
- Commonwealth Secretariat
— Statement circulated by the Commonwealth Secretariat
Text
- OIF
— Statement circulated by the International Organization of La Francophonie (As an Observer)
Text
Other observers
- Palestine
— Statement by H.E. Dr. Hasan Abu Libdeh
Minister of National Economy
Text Audio/Video
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