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WT/MIN(13)/SR/2  
 
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Ministerial Conference 
Ninth Session 
Bali, 3-6 December 2013   
 
 SUMMARY RECORD OF THE SECOND MEETING 
HELD AT THE BALI NUSA DUA CONVENTION CENTRE (BNDCC), 
BALI, INDONESIA ON WEDNESDAY, 4 DECEMBER, AT 9.30 A.M. 
Chairpersons: His Excellency Mr Gita Wirjawan (Indonesia) 
         His Excellency Lord Stephen Green (United Kingdom) 
1  OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES OF THE WTO (AGENDA ITEM 1) 
1.1.  The Chairman called the meeting to order. 
1.2.  The following statements were made: Singapore 
 H.E. Mr Hng Kiang Lim 
Minister for Trade and Industry 
 WT/MIN(13)/ST/8 
Switzerland Federal Councillor Johann N. Schneider-
Ammann 
Head of the Federal Department of 
Economic Affairs, Education and Research  WT/MIN(13)/ST/1 
United States H.E. Mr Michael Froman 
United States Trade Representative 
 WT/MIN(13)/ST/18 
Qatar 
 H.E. Mr Sultan Rashid Al-Khater 
Undersecretary, Ministry of Economy and 
Commerce  WT/MIN(13)/ST/28 
Mexico H.E. Mr Ildefonso Guajardo 
Minister of the Economy, Ministry of the Economy  WT/MIN(13)/ST/2 
Hong Kong, China Mr Kenneth Mak Ching-Yu 
Director-General of Trade and Industry  WT/MIN(13)/ST/26 
Chile Mr Alvaro Jana 
Vice-Minister of International Economic Relations 
 WT/MIN(13)/ST/98 
Nigeria H.E. Mr Olusegun Aganga 
Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment 
 WT/MIN(13)/ST/6 
Nepal (also on behalf  
of LDCs) 
 Hon. Mr Shanker Prasad Koirala 
Minister for Commerce and Supplies 
 WT/MIN(13)/ST/89 
European Union 
 Mr Karel de Gucht 
Commissioner for Trade WT/MIN(13)/ST/107 WT/MIN(13)/SR/2 
 
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 China   
H.E. Mr Hucheng Gao Minister of Commerce 
  
WT/MIN(13)/ST/99 
Morocco (also on 
behalf of the African 
Group) 
  H.E. Mr Mohammed Abbou 
Minister attached to the Minister of 
Industry, Trade, Investment and the Digital 
Economy, responsible for Foreign Trade  WT/MIN(13)/ST/3, 
WT/MIN(13)/ST/88 
India 
 
 H.E. Mr Anand Sharma 
Minister of Commerce and Industry WT/MIN(13)/ST/22 
Brazil 
 H.E. Mr Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Machado 
Minister of Foreign Relations 
 WT/MIN(13)/ST/4 
Burkina Faso 
(on behalf of  
Cotton 4)  H.E. Mr Prosper Vokouma 
Ambassador, Permanent Representative 
 WT/MIN(13)/ST/ 
Australia 
 Hon. Andrew Robb 
Minister for Trade and Investment 
 WT/MIN(13)/ST/108 
Costa Rica 
 H.E. Ms Anabel González 
Minister of Foreign Trade 
 WT/MIN(13)/ST/5/Rev.1 
Egypt 
 H.E. Mr Mounir Abdel Nour 
Minister of Trade and Industry 
 WT/MIN(13)/ST/106 
Indonesia H.E. Mr Gita Wirjawan 
Minister of Trade 
 WT/MIN(13)/ST/ 
Rwanda Hon. François Kanimba 
Minister of Trade and Investment 
 WT/MIN(13)/ST/46 
Peru 
 H.E. Ms Magali Silva Velarde-Álvarez 
Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism 
 WT/MIN(13)/ST/7 
United Kingdom 
 Hon. Lord Stephen Green 
Minister for Trade and Investment  WT/MIN(13)/ST/128 
Lithuania 
(EU Presidency) H.E. Mr Linas Linkevi čius 
Minister of Foreign Affairs  WT/MIN(13)/ST/19 
Brunei Darussalam HRH Prince Mohamed Bolkiah 
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade  WT/MIN(13)/ST/9 
Canada 
 Hon. Edward Fast 
Minister of International Trade  WT/MIN(13)/ST/ 
Jamaica (on behalf of 
the ACP Group) 
 Hon. Arnaldo Brown 
ACP Ministerial Coordinator and Minister of 
State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade  
 WT/MIN(13)/ST/122 
Russian Federation 
 Mr Alexey Ulukaev 
Minister of Economic Development 
 WT/MIN(13)/ST/ 
Madagascar Hon. Olga Ramalason 
Minister of Trade  WT/MIN(13)/ST/10 
New Zealand Hon. Tim Groser WT/MIN(13)/ST/96 WT/MIN(13)/SR/2 
 
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  Minister of Trade 
 
 
South Africa 
  
H.E. Dr Rob Davies 
Minister for Trade and Industry   
WT/MIN(13)/ST/27 
Argentina H.E. Mr Héctor Timerman 
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship  WT/MIN(13)/ST/103 
Turkey H.E. Mr Mehmet Gücük 
Ambassador, Deputy Undersecretary of 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  WT/MIN(13)/ST/121 
Germany 
  Mrs Anne Ruth Herkes 
Minister of Trade  WT/MIN(13)/ST/11 
 
1.3.  The Chairman invited His Excellency Lord Stephen Green to take over the Chairmanship of 
the Session.  
1.4.  The following statements were made: Trinidad and Tobago 
 Hon. Vasant Bharath 
Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment 
 WT/MIN(13)/ST/94 
Sweden 
 
 Hon. Dr Ewa Björling 
Minister for Trade WT/MIN(13)/ST/12 
Korea (Republic of) 
 H.E. Mr Sang-Jick Yoon 
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy 
 WT/MIN(13)/ST/14/Rev.1 
Paraguay (also on 
behalf of LLDCs) H.E. Mr Federico González 
Vice-Minister for Economic Relations and 
Integration 
 WT/MIN(13)/ST/117 
Cote d'ivoire 
 Mr Jean Louis Billon 
Minister of Commerce, Crafts and SMEs 
Promotion  WT/MIN(13)/ST/105 
Kenya 
 Ms Amina Mohamed 
Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade 
 WT/MIN(13)/ST/29 
Thailand 
 H.E. Mr Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan 
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of 
Commerce 
 WT/MIN(13)/ST/13 
Algeria 
(Observer) H.E. Mr Mustafa Benbada 
Minister of Trade 
 WT/MIN(13)/ST/ 
International Trade 
Center (ITC) 
(IGO observer) Ms Arancha González 
Executive Director WT/MIN(13)/ST/15 
 
1.5.  The meeting adjourned at 1 p.m. 
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