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WORLD TRADE WT/MIN(96)/SR/7
22January 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0199)
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
Singapore, 9-13December 1996
SUMMARY RECORD OFTHE SEVENTH MEETING
Held attheSuntec Conference Centre, Singapore,
onThursday, 12December 1996, at9.30a.m.
Chairman: Mr.YeoCheow Tong (Singapore)
(forthestatement delivered onbehalf of
Switzerland bythePresident oftheSwiss
Confederation)
Mr.Alvaro Ramos (Uruguay)
(fortheremaining statements)
Subject: General statements (Agenda item1)
Thefollowing statements were made:
Saint Lucia H.E. Mr.Edwin Laurent, WT/MIN(96)/ST/98
Ambassador, Permanent Representative
totheWTO
Cameroon Mr.Edmond Moampea Mbio, WT/MIN(96)/ST/99
Secretary ofState forIndustrial andTrade
Development
Venezuela H.E. Mr.Werner Corrales Leal, WT/MIN(96)/ST/100
Permanent Representative totheUnited
Nations andother International Organizations
Bulgaria H.E. Mr.Atanas Paparizov, WT/MIN(96)/ST/101
Minister ofTrade andForeign Economic
Cooperation
Zambia TheHonourable Alfayo Hambayi, M.P., WT/MIN(96)/ST/102
Minister ofCommerce, Trade andIndustry
Slovak Republic H.E. Mr.Karol Cesnek, WT/MIN(96)/ST/103
Minister ofEconomyWT/MIN(96)/SR/7
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Honduras H.E. Mr.Sergio Nuñez, WT/MIN(96)/ST/104
Vice-Minister ofTrade andEconomics
Coted'Ivoire H.E. Mr.AnetN'ziNanan Koliabo, WT/MIN(96)/ST/105
Ambassador toBelgium, Benelux andthe
European Union
Peru Mrs. Lilliana Canale, WT/MIN(96)/ST/106
Special Presidential Envoy
Kenya TheHonourable JoelF.K.Barmassi, M.P., WT/MIN(96)/ST/107
Assistant Minister forCommerce andIndustry
Cyprus H.E. Mr.Kyriacos Christofi, WT/MIN(96)/ST/108
Minister ofCommerce, Industry andTourism
Switzerland H.E. Mr.Jean-Pascal Delamuraz, WT/MIN(96)/ST/109
President oftheSwiss Confederation
TheCHAIRMAN announced that,asdelegations hadbeeninformed inanotice circulated that
morning, thefollowing changes hadbeenintroduced intheorganization ofwork fortheremainder
oftheMinisterial Conference:
- thePlenary meeting originally scheduled forthemorning ofFriday, 13December,
would instead beheldthatafternoon, 12December, starting at3p.m.;
- theSpecial Meeting among Ministers scheduled forthatafternoon wascancelled;
- aninformal meeting ofHeads ofDelegations would beheldthatday,atatimetobe
announced later; and
- thePlenary meeting fortheclosure oftheMinisterial Conference would beheldas
planned onFriday, 13December, atatimetobeannounced later.
TheMinisterial Conference tooknoteofthisinformation.
Thegeneral statements thencontinued asfollows:
Bahrain Mr.AliSaleh Al-Saleh, WT/MIN(96)/ST/110
Minister ofCommerce
Nigeria TheHonourable RearAdmiral Jubrila Ayinla WT/MIN(96)/ST/111
Minister ofCommerce andTourism
Papua NewGuinea TheHonourable Kilroy Genia, M.P., WT/MI N(96)/ST/112/Rev.1
Minister forForeign Affairs andTrade
Maldives H.E. Mr.Abdul Gayoom Abdulla Yameen, WT/MIN(96)/ST/113
Minister ofTrade, Industries andLabourWT/MIN(96)/SR/7
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South Africa H.E. Mr.AlecErwin, WT/MIN(96)/ST/114
Minister ofTrade andIndustry
Mozambique H.E. Mr.Oldermiro J.M. Baloi, WT/MIN(96)/ST/115
Minister ofIndustry, Trade andTourism
Jordan H.E. Mr.AliAbuRagheb, WT/MIN(96)/ST/116
(Observer) Minister ofIndustry andTrade
China Mr.Long Yongtu, WT/MIN(96)/ST/117
(Observer) Assistant Minister ofForeign Trade and andCorr.1
Economic Cooperation
Ukraine Mr.Sergiy Osyka, WT/MIN(96)/ST/118
(Observer) Minister forForeign Economic Relations andCorr.1
andTrade
Themeeting adjourned at1.30p.m.