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WT/MIN(15)/SR/2  
9 March 2016  
(16-1355)  Page: 1/3  
Ministerial Conference 
Tenth Session 
Nairobi, 15-18 December 2015   
 
SUMMARY RECORD OF THE SECOND MEETING 
HELD AT THE KENYATTA INTERNATIO NAL CONVENTION CENTRE (KICC), 
NAIROBI, KENYA ON WEDNESDAY, 16 DECEMBER, AT 9.30 A.M. 
Chairperson: Her Excellency Dr Amina Mohamed (Kenya) 
His Excellency Mr Carlo Calenda (Italy) 
1  OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES OF THE WTO (AGENDA ITEM 1) 
1.1.  The Chairperson called the meeting to order. 
1.2.  The following statements were made: Singapore H.E. Mr Lim Hng Kiang  
Minister for Trade and Industry 
 WT/MIN(15)/ST/1 
Switzerland H.E. Mrs Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch 
State Secretary 
 WT/MIN(15)/ST/2 
Qatar H.E. Mr Sultan bin Rashid Al-Khater 
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce 
 WT/MIN(15)/ST/3 
Mexico H.E. Mr Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal 
Minister of the Economy 
 WT/MIN(15)/ST/4 
Hong Kong, China Ms Irene Young 
Permanent Representative of the Hong Kong 
Special Administrative Region of China to the 
WTO  WT/MIN(15)/ST/5 
Chile H.E. Mr Andres Rebolledo Smitmans 
Vice-Minister for Trade 
 WT/MIN(15)/ST/6 
Nigeria Hon. Okechukwu Enyinna Enelamah 
Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment 
 WT/MIN(15)/ST/7 
Indonesia H.E. Mr Thomas T. Lembong 
Minister for Trade 
 WT/MIN(15)/ST/110
 
Turkey H.E. Mr Mustafa Elitas 
Minister of Economy 
 WT/MIN(15)/ST/8 
China H.E. Mr Hucheng Gao 
Minister of Commerce 
  
European Union H.E. Mrs Cecilia Malmström 
European Commissioner for Trade WT/MIN(15)/ST/123  
 WT/MIN(15)/SR/2 
 
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  Bangladesh (on behalf of 
the LDCs) H.E. Mr Tofail Ahmed 
Minister for Commerce  WT/MIN(15)/ST/120
 
India H.E. Mrs Nirmala Sitharaman 
Minister of State for Commerce and Industry 
 WT/MIN(15)/ST/9 
Brazil H.E. Mr Mauro Luiz Iecker Vieira 
Minister for Foreign Affairs 
  
Australia Hon Andrew Robb, A.O., M.P. 
Minister for Trade and Investment 
 WT/MIN(15)/ST/10 
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of H.E. Dr Tawfig Alrabiah 
Minister for Commerce and Industry 
 WT/MIN(15)/ST/105  
Kenya 
 Private Secretary Dr Karanja Kibicho 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
  
Costa Rica H.E. Mr Alexander Mora 
Minister of Foreign Trade  WT/MIN(15)/ST/11 
Italy H.E. Mr Carlo Calenda 
Vice-Minister for Economic Development  WT/MIN(15)/ST/12 
Philippines H.E. Mr Gregory Domingo 
Secretary of Trade and Industry  WT/MIN(15)/ST/13 
Lesotho (also on behalf of 
the African Group) Hon. Joshua Setipa 
Minister for Trade and Industry  WT/MIN(15)/ST/25 
Japan H.E. Mr Moto O Hayashi 
Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry 
 WT/MIN(15)/ST/14 
Jamaica (also on behalf of 
CARICOM) Hon. Arnold J. Nicholson 
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade 
 WT/MIN(15)/ST/74 
Jordan H.E. Ms Saja Majali 
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the 
Mission of Jordan   
Canada Hon. Chrystia Freeland 
Minister for International Trade 
  
Botswana H.E. Mr Vincent T. Seretse 
Minister for Trade and Industry  
 WT/MIN(15)/ST/15 
Korea, Republic of H.E. Mr Jaedo Moon 
Vice Minister for Trade, Industry and Energy 
 WT/MIN(15)/ST/16 
South Africa Hon. Dr Rob Davies 
Minister of Trade and Industry 
 WT/MIN(15)/ST/17 
Germany H.E. Mr Matthias Machnig 
State Secretary 
 WT/MIN(15)/ST/18 
New Zealand Hon. Todd Mcclay 
Minister of Trade 
 WT/MIN(15)/ST/19 
United Arab Emirates H.E. Eng. Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansoori 
Minister of Economy  WT/MIN(15)/ST/20 WT/MIN(15)/SR/2 
 
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  Côte d'Ivoire H.E. Mr Jean-Louis Billon 
Minister of Trade, Crafts and Promotion of SMEs  WT/MIN(15)/ST/32 
Egypt H.E. Mr Tarek Kabil 
Minister for Trade and Industry  WT/MIN(15)/ST/21 
Rwanda H.E. Mr François Kanimba 
Minister for Trade and Industry   
Kazakhstan H.E. Mrs Zhanar Aitzhanova 
Minister of Economic Integration 
 WT/MIN(15)/ST/22 
Finland H.E. Mrs Lenita Toivakka 
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development 
 WT/MIN(15)/ST/23 
France H.E. Mr Matthias Fekl 
Minister of State for Foreign Trade, the 
Promotion of Tourism and French Nationals Abroad  WT/MIN(15)/ST/24 
Uganda H.E. Mrs Amelia Anne Kyambadde 
Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives   
International Trade Centre 
(IGO Observer) Ms Arancha Gonzalez 
Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC) 
  
1.3.  The meeting adjourned at 1 p.m. 
 
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