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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 Eighth Session of the Ministerial Conference (15-17 December 2011). 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:
> Geneva 30 Nov.-2 Dec. 2009
> 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
- Angola — Statement by H.E. Mrs. Maria Idalina De Oliveira Valente
Minister of Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Antigua and Barbuda — Statement by H.E. Mr. Colin Trevor Murdoch
Ambassador, Permanent Secretary
Text Audio/Video
- Argentina — Statement by H.E. Mr Alfredo Chiaradia
Head of Delegation
Text Audio/Video
- Australia — Statement by Hon. Craig Emerson
Minister for Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Austria — Statement by H.E. Ms. Bernadette Gierlinger
Vice Minister
Text Audio/Video
- Bangladesh — Statement by Hon. Muhammad Faruk Khan
Minister of Commerce
Text Audio/Video
- Barbados
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Marion Williams
Ambassador
Text Audio/Video
- Belgium
— Statement by H.E. Mr. François Roux
Ambassador, Permanent Representative
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. Mrs. Madina Sephou
Minister of Industry, Trade, and Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
Text Audio/Video
- Bolivia — Statement by H.E. Mrs. Ang閘ica Navarro Llanos
Ambassador
Text Audio/Video
- Botswana — Statement by Hon. Dorcas Makgato-Malesu
Minister of Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Brazil — Statement by Mr. Antonio Patriota
Minister of External Relations
Text Audio/Video
- Brunei Darussalam — Statement by H.R.H. Prince Mohamed Bolkiah
Minister of 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
- Burundi
- Cambodia — Statement by H.E. Mr. Sorasak Pan
Secretary of State Ministry of Commerce
Text Audio/Video
- Cameroon — Statement by H.E. Mr. Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana
Minister of Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Canada — Statement by Mr. Edward Fast
Minister of International Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Cape Verde — Statement by H.E. Mr. José Luís Monteiro
Ambassadeur, Représentant permanent
Text Audio/Video
- Central African Republic — Statement by H.E. Mrs. Marlyn Mouliom Zavourou Roosalem
Minister of Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Chad
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Allahou Taher Mahamat
Minister of Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Chile — Statement by H.E. Mr. Jorge Bunster
Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade
Text Audio/Video
- China — Statement by Mr. Deming Chen
Minister of Commerce
Text Audio/Video
- Colombia — Statement by H.E. Mr. Sergio Diazgranados
Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism
Text Audio/Video
- Congo
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the — Statement by H.E. Mr Albert Kwete Minga Bope
Secretary General for Foreign Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Costa Rica — Statement by H.E. Mrs. Anabel González
Minister of Foreign Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Croatia — Statement by H.E. Mrs. Vesna Vuković
Ambassador, Permanent Representative
Text Audio/Video
- Cuba — Statement by S.E. Mr. Rodolfo Reyes Rodríguez
Ambassador
Text Audio/Video
- Cyprus
— Statement by Mrs. Aigli Pantelaki
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment
Text Audio/Video
- Czech Republic — Statement by Mr. Martin Tlapa
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Denmark — Statement by H.E. Ms. Pia Olsen Dyhr
Minister for Trade and Investment
Text Audio/Video
- Dominican Republic — Statement by H.E. Mr. César Dargam Espaillat
Vice-Minister of Foreign Relations for Economic Affairs and Trade Negotiations
Text Audio/Video
- Ecuador — Statement by H.E. Mr. Francisco Rivadeneira
Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Integration
Text Audio/Video
- Egypt — Statement by H.E. Dr Mahmoud Eissa
Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade
Text Audio/Video
- El Salvador
Text Audio/Video
- European
Union — Statement by Mr. Karel de Gucht
European Commissioner for Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Fiji
- Finland
- France — Statement by Mr. Pierre Lellouche
Secretary of State for Foreign Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Georgia — Statement by Mr. Mikheil Janelidze
Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development
Text Audio/Video
- Germany — Statement by Mr. Jochen Homann
State Secretary
Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology
Text Audio/Video
- Ghana — Statement by H.E. Ms. Hanna Tetteh
Minister of Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Grenada
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Stephen Fletcher
Ambassador Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Text Audio/Video
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Haiti
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Wilson Laleau
Minister of Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Honduras — Statement by H.E. Mr. Melvin Redondo
Under Secretary for Economic Integration and Foreign Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Hong Kong, China — Statement by Mr. Kam Leung So
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
Text Audio/Video
- India— Statement by H.E. Mr. Anand Sharma
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Textiles
Text Audio/Video
- Indonesia — Statement by H.E. Mr. Gita Wirjawan
Minister for Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Israel — Statement by H.E. Shalom Simhon
Minister of Industry Trade and Labor
Text Audio/Video
- Italy — Statement by Mr. Amadeo Teti
Director General for international trade policy
Text Audio/Video
- Jamaica — Statement by H.E. Mr. Wayne McCook
Ambassador, Permanent Representative
Text Audio/Video
- Japan — Statement by Mr. Yukio Edano
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Jordan — Statement by H.E. Mr. Fakhry Hazimeh
Director of the Economic Bureau
Text Audio/Video
- Kenya — Statement by Hon. Amos Kimunya
Minister of Transport
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. Dr. Amani Bouresli
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Latvia — Statement by H.E. Mr. Edgars Rinkevics
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Text Audio/Video
- Lesotho — Statement by H.E. Dr. Mothae Maruping
Ambassador
Text Audio/Video
- Madagascar — Statement by H.E. Madam Olga Ramalason
Minister of Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Malawi — Statement by Hon. John Bande
Minister of Industry and Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Malaysia — Statement by Hon. Mustapa Mohamed
Minister of International Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Maldives — Statement by H.E. Ms Iruthisham Adam
Ambassador, Permanent Representative
Text Audio/Video
- Mali
- Mauritania
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Bamba Ould Daramane
Minister of Trade, Industry, Crafts and Tourism
Text Audio/Video
- Mauritius — Statement by H.E. Mr. Shree Servansing
Ambassador and Permanent Representative
Text Audio/Video
- Mexico — Statement by Mr. Bruno Ferrari García De Alba
Minister of the Economy
Text Audio/Video
- Morocco — Statement by H.E. Mr. Abdellatif Maazouz
Minister of Foreign Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Mozambique
— Statement by H.E. Mr. Kenneth Viagem Marizane
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Myanmar — Statement by H.E. Mr. Win Myint
Union Minister of Commerce
Text Audio/Video
- Nepal — Statement by H.E. Mr. Lekh Raj Bhatta
Minister of Commerce and supplies
Text Audio/Video
- Netherlands — For the Kingdom in Europe and for the Netherlands Antilles — Statement by Mr. Simon Smits
Director General International Relations, Ministry for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation
Text Audio/Video
- New Zealand — Statement by Hon. Tim Groser
Minister of Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Nicaragua
— Statement by Mr. Silvio Zambrana
Minister Counsellor Permanent Mission of Nicaragua
Text Audio/Video
- Niger — Statement by Mr. Saidou Saley
Minister of Trade and Private Sector Development
Text Audio/Video
- Nigeria — Statement by Mr. Dauda Kigbu
Permanent Secretary
Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment
(on behalf of the Minister)
Text Audio/Video
- Norway
- Pakistan — Statement by Mr. Makhdoom Muhammad Amin Fahim
Minister for Commerce
Text Audio/Video
- Panama — Statement by H.E. Mr. Ricardo Quijano
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship
Text Audio/Video
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay — Statement by H.E. Mr. Manuel Caceres
Deputy Minister for Economic Relations and Integration
Text Audio/Video
- Peru — Statement by H.E. Mr. José Luis Silva Martinot
Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism
Text Audio/Video
- Philippines — Statement by H.E. Mr. Gregory Domingo
Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Poland
- Portugal — Statement by H.E. Mr. Álvaro Santos Pereira
Minister of Economy and Employment
Text Audio/Video
- Qatar — Statement by H.E. Mr. Sultan Alkhater
Undersecretary of Ministry of Business and Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Saint Kitts and Nevis — Statement by Mr. Charleton Edwards
Permanent Secretary — Ministry of International Trade, Industry, Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Text Audio/Video
- Saint Lucia — Statement by Hon. Alva Baptiste
Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation on behalf of the Member States of the OEC
Text Audio/Video
- Saint Vincent & the Grenadines — Statement by Mr. Andreas Wickham
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Consumer Affairs
Text Audio/Video
- Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of — Statement by Dr Mohammed Alkathiri
Deputy Minister for Technical Affairs, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Senegal — Statement by H.E. Mr. Fodé Seck
Ambassador, Permanent Representative
Text Audio/Video
- Singapore — Statement by H.E. Mr. Hng Kiang Lim
Minister of Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Solomon Islands — Statement by Mr. Robert Sisilo
Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade
Text Audio/Video
- South Africa
- Spain — Statement by H.E. Mr. Alfredo Bonet Baiget
Secretary of State for Foreign Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Sri Lanka — Statement by Mr. Nimal Karunatilake
Acting Director General et commerce
Text Audio/Video
- Swaziland — Statement by H.E. Ms. Thembayena Dlamini
Permanent Representative
Text Audio/Video
- Sweden — Statement by Dr. Ewa Björling
Minister for Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Switzerland — Statement by H.E. Mr. Johann Schneider-Ammann
Federal Councillor, Head of the Federal Department 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 Ms. Joyce Mapunjo
Permanent Secretary
Industry of Trade Ministry
Text Audio/Video
- Thailand — Statement by Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce
Text Audio/Video
- Trinidad and Tobago — Statement by H.E. Mr. Stephen Cadiz
Minister of Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Tunisia — Statement by H.E. Mr. Mehdi Houas
Minister of Trade and Tourism
Text Audio/Video
- Turkey — Statement by H.E. Mr. Zafer Caglayan
Minister of Economy
Text Audio/Video
- Uganda — Statement by Hon Amelia Kyambadde
Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives
Text Audio/Video
- Ukraine — Statement by H.E. Mr. Valeriy Piatnytskyi
The Government Commissioner for European Integration
Text Audio/Video
- United Arab Emirates — Statement by H.E. Ms. Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi
Minister of Foreign Trade
Text Audio/Video
- United Kingdom — Statement by Mr. David Frost
Director for Europe, Trade and International Affairs
Text Audio/Video
- United States of America — Statement by H.E. Mr. Ronald Kirk
United States Trade Representative
Text Audio/Video
- Uruguay — Statement by H.E. Mr. Roberto Conde Carreras
Deputy Foreign Minister (Under Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Text Audio/Video
- Venezuela — Statement by H.E. Mr. German Mundarain
Ambassador, Permanent Representative
Text Audio/Video
- Viet Nam — Statement by H.E. Mr. Vu Huy Hoang
Minister of Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Zambia — Statement by Hon. Robert Sichinga
Minister for commerce, Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Zimbabwe — Statement by H.E. Mr. James Manzou
Ambassador, Permanent Representative
Text Audio/Video
Statements by observer governments
- Afghanistan — Statement by H.E. Dr. Anwar-Ul-Haq Ahady
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Text Audio/Video
- Algeria — Statement by H.E. Mr. Mustapha Benbada
Ministre du Commerce
Text Audio/Video
- Belarus — Statement by H.E. Mr. Mikhail Khvostov
Permanent Representative
Text Audio/Video
- Ethiopia
- Holy See — Statement by H.E. Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi, Apostolic Nuncio
Text Audio/Video
- Iran — Statement by H.E. Mr. Masoud Movahedi
Senior Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade
Text Audio/Video
- Lao People's Democratic Republic — Statement by Dr. Nam Viyaketh
Minister of Industry and Commerce
Text Audio/Video
- Montenegro — Statement by H.E. Dr. Vladimir Kavaric
Minister of Economy
Text Audio/Video
- Russian Federation
- Samoa
- Serbia
- Sudan — Statement by H.E. Mr. Abdelrahim Eltayeb
Acting Secretary General, Ministry of International Co-operation
Text Audio/Video
- Yemen — Statement by H.E. Dr Ibrahim S. Al Adoofi
Ambassador, Permanent Representative
Text Audio/Video
Other observers
- Palestine — Statement by Mr. Ibrahim Khraishi
Ambassador, Permanent Observer Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Text Audio/Video