WT/MIN(22)/ST/77  
12 June 2022 
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Ministerial Conference  
Twelfth Session  
Geneva, 12 -15 June 2022  Original: English  
 
 
STATEMENT BY H.E. DR AMAL SALIH SAAD MOHAMED  
MINISTER OF TRADE AND SUPPLY   
SUDAN 
(Speaking as an Observer)  
It gives me great pleasure and honor to address this long -awaited 12th Ministerial Conference 
following unprecedented challenges and the long -lasting impacts of the pandemic on international 
trade and the livelihood of populations across the globe.  
It's my pleasure to reiterate our sincere congratulations to the Director Gen eral of WTO, Mrs. Ngozi 
Okongo Iweala for her well -deserved appointment, and to express our full support to her, we look 
forward to working closely with her.   
Sudan is undergoing a historic and once - in- a generation transition and change that touches ever y 
facet of life. However, seeking the integration of the country into the multilateral financial, economic 
and trading systems remains critical priority as the way forward to achieving economic and political 
stability.  
Sudan has started a home -grown econo mic reform restructuring program monitored by the IMF, 
aims at stabilizing the economy, removing distortions, improving competitiveness and strengthening 
governance and eventual debt relief.  
Sudan has already embarked into serious reforms, despite the imp act of the pandemic which 
exacerbated the economic hardship, causing a loss of 40% of public revenues coupled with the 
looming food crisis already affecting many countries including Sudan. Among these painful reforms 
was the removal of the costly subsidies  on energy and wheat.  
Let me reiterate the full political commitment of Sudan to conclude its accession process during the 
transitional period. This commitment is reflected in the Three -Year Program for stability and 
Economic Development 2021 -2023 adopted  recently. The program includes all necessary reforms to 
open up the economy and establish open, transparent, predictable and non -discriminatory trade 
regime. Sudan is keen to integrate into the regional and continental economic groupings as building 
blocks for the global economy. With its great potential of human and natural resources including 
agriculture, livestock and minerals, among others, Sudan will contribute positively to the multilateral 
trading system.  
As an LDCs and a member of the G7 plus, Suda n urges WTO members to facilitate and accelerate 
its accession process and to provide the necessary flexibilities and most needed technical assistance 
in accordance with the General Council Decision of 15th July 2012 on the accession of LDCS aimed 
at stren gthening, streamlining and operationalizing the 2002 LCD 's Accession Guidelines.  
In closing, let me reiterate my thanks and appreciation to Kazakhstan and Switzerland for co -hosting 
the conference and the secretariat of WTO for successful organization of t he conference. Our thank 
goes also to the Chair of the working party and the government of Japan as well as WTO accession 
division for the continuous support. Finally, let me express our best wishes for fruitful deliberations 
for MC12 and successful outcom es. 
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