RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/MIN(03)/SR/8
23 December 2003
(03-6759)
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
Fifth Session
Cancún, 10 - 14 September 2003
SUMMARY RECORD OF THE EIGHTH MEETING
Held at the Cancún Convention Centre, Cancún, Mexico
on Saturday, 13 September 2003, at 2.30 p.m.
Chairperson: H.E. Mr. Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (Netherlands)
Subjects: 1. Overview of Activities of the WTO (Agenda item 1)
ANNEX:  List of general statements circulated at the Conference by 
other Member and Observer delegations
1. Overview of Activities of the WTO (Agenda item 1)
The following statements were made:
Malawi H.E. Mr. Samuel John Mpasu
Minister of Commerce and IndustryWT/MIN(03)/ST/131
Central African
RepublicH.E. Mrs. Yacinthe Wodobode
Minister of Commerce, Industry and
Promotion of the Private SectorWT/MIN(03)/ST/132
Democratic Republic
of CongoH.E. Mr. Roger Lumbala
Minister of Foreign TradeWT/MIN(03)/ST/133
Burkina Faso H.E. Mr. Benoît Ouattara
Minister of Trade, Enterprise Promotion
and HandicraftsWT/MIN(03)/ST/134
Egypt H.E. Dr. Youssef Boutros-Ghali
Minister of Foreign TradeWT/MIN(03)/ST/135
Grenada H.E. Dr. Patrick Antoine
Ambassador and Permanent Representativeto the WTOWT/MIN(03)/ST/136
Rwanda H.E. Dr. Alexandre Lyambabaje
Minister of Commerce, Industry,
Investment Promotion, Tourism and
CooperativesWT/MIN(03)/ST/137WT/MIN(03)/SR/8
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Togo Statement by H.E. Mr. Tankpadja Lalle
Minister of Commerce, Industry, Transport
and Free Zone DevelopmentWT/MIN(03)/ST/138
Kenya H.E. Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi
Minister of Trade and IndustryWT/MIN(03)/ST/161
Mexico H.E. Mr. Fernando Canales Clariond
Secretary of Economy1
Russian Federation
(Observer)H.E. Mr. Maxim Medvedkov
Deputy Minister of Economic Developmentand TradeWT/MIN(03)/ST/151
Andorra
(Observer)H.E. Mr. Juli Minoves Triquell
Minister of Foreign AffairsWT/MIN(03)/ST/143
Sudan
(Observer)H.E. Mr. Badr Eldin Suleiman
Advisor to the President and Chief National
Negotiator for Sudan's Accession to the
WTOWT/MIN(03)/ST/141 and
Corr.1
Holy See
(Observer)Monsignor Franck Dewane
Under-Secretary of the Pontifical Council
for Justice and PeaceWT/MIN(03)/ST/147
Saudi Arabia
(Observer)H.E. Dr. Hashim A. Yamani
Minister of Commerce and IndustryWT/MIN(03)/ST/148
Kazakhstan
(Observer)H.E. Mr. Adilbek Jaxybekov
Minister of Industry and TradeWT/MIN(03)/ST/149
Serbia and Montenegro
(Observer)H.E. Mr. Goran Pitíc
Minister for Foreign Economic RelationsWT/MIN(03)/ST/150 and
Corr.1
Belarus
(Observer)Mr. Sergei Gulevich, Delegate of the
Permanent Mission of Belarus at Geneva,
on Behalf of H.E. Mr. Aleksander
Mikhnevich, Deputy Minister of ForeignAffairsWT/MIN(03)/ST/152
Viet Nam
(Observer)H.E. Mr. Luong Van Tu
Vice Minister of TradeWT/MIN(03)/ST/153
Lao People's
Democratic Republic
(Observer)H.E. Mr. Siaosavath Savengsuksa
Vice Minister of CommerceWT/MIN(03)/ST/154 and
Corr.1
Samoa
(Observer)The Honourable Hans Joachim Keil
Minister of TradeWT/MIN(03)/ST/155
Bahamas The Honourable Leslie Miller WT/MIN(03)/ST/156
                                                     
1 To be circulated.WT/MIN(03)/SR/8
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(Observer) Minister of Trade and Industry
Lebanon
(Observer)H.E. Mr. Marwan Hamade
Minister of Economy and TradeWT/MIN(03)/ST/157
The meeting adjourned at 5.40 p.m.WT/MIN(03)/SR/8
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ANNEX
List of general statements circulated at the Conference
by other Member and Observer delegations
In addition to the statements made at Plenary meetings under Agenda Item 1 (Overview of
Activities of WTO), and reflected in the Summary Records, the following general statements were
circulated at the Conference by other Member and Observer delegations:
Chad H.E. Dr. Ahmed Mahamadi
Minister of Trade, Industryand
HandicraftsWT/MIN(03)/ST/112 and
Corr.1
Fiji
(on behalf of Small
Vulnerable Economies)The Honourable Kaliopate Tavola, MP
Minister of Foreign Affairs and
External TradeWT/MIN(03)/ST/87 and
Corr.1
Former Yugoslav
Republic of MacedoniaH.E. Mr. Ilija Filipovski
Minister of EconomyWT/MIN(03)/ST/108
Jordan H.E. Dr. Moh'd  S. Abu-Hammour
Minister of Industry and TradeWT/MIN(03)/ST/62 and
Corr.1
Kuwait H.E. Mr. Abdullah A. Al-Tawil
Minister of Commerce and IndustryWT/MIN(03)/ST/21 and
Corr.1
Macao, China Mr. Francis P.Y. Tam
Secretary for Economy and FinanceWT/MIN(03)/ST/139 and
Corr.1
Mauritius The Honourable Jaya Krishna Cuttaree
Minister of Industry and International
TradeWT/MIN(03)/ST/70
Oman The Minister of Commerce and Industry WT/MIN(03)/ST/107
Ukraine
(Observer)H.E. Mr. Mykola Azarov
First Prime Minister and Minister of
TradeWT/MIN(03)/ST/159 and
Corr.1
Yemen
(Observer)H.E. Dr. Khaled Rajed Sheih Dawood
Minister for Industry and TradeWT/MIN(03)/ST/142 and
Corr.1
Pacific Islands Forum
(Observer)Mr. W. Noel Levi, CBE
Secretary GeneralWT/MIN(03)/ST/144 and
Corr.1
United Nations
Development Programme
(UNDP)
(Observer)United Nations Development Programme WT/MIN(03)/ST/145
World Tourism
Organization
(Observer)Mr. Francesco Frangialli
Secretary-GeneralWT/MIN(03)/ST/146
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