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WT/MIN(17)/SR/5  
 
5 April 2018  
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Ministerial Conference  
Eleventh Session  
Buenos Aires, 10 -13 December 2017    
 
SUMM ARY RECORD OF THE FO URTH PLENARY SESSION  
HELD AT THE HILTON CONVENTION CE NTRE , 
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENT INA ON TUESDAY, 12 DECEM BER, AT 2 P .M. 
Chairperson s:  His Excellency Dr. Okechukwu  Enelamah (Nigeria)  
 Mr. Edward Yau  (Hong Kong, China ) 
1  OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITI ES OF THE WTO (AGEND A ITEM 1)  
1.1.  The Chair person  called the meeting to order.  
1.2.  The following statements were made:  
Yemen  H.E. Dr. Mohammed Abdulwahid Mohammed Al 
Maitami  
Minister of Ind ustry and Trade  
  
Sweden  H.E. Ms. Ann Linde  
Minister for EU Affairs and Trade  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 79 
The G ambia  H.E. Dr. Isatou Jarra Touray  
Minister of Trade, Regional Integration and 
Employment  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 80 
Croatia  Mr. Tugomir Majdak  
State Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 81 
Liberia  H.E. Mr. Axel Addy  
Minister of Commerce and Industry  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 82 
Angola  H.E. Mr. Joffre Van -Duném Júnior  
Minister of Trade  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 83 
Haiti Mr. Chenet St -Vil 
General Coordinator  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 84 
Sierra L eone H.E. Mrs. Yvette Elizabeth Stevens  
Ambassador Permanent Representative to the 
WTO 
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 85 
Kazakhstan  H.E. Mrs. Zhanar Aitzhanova  
Ambassador Permanent Representative to the 
WTO 
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 86 
Grenada  H.E. Dr. Patrick Antoine  
Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the 
WTO 
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  Nepal  Hon. Meen Bahadur Bishwakarma  
Minister of Commerce  
  
Madagascar  H.E. Mr. Bary Emmanuel Rafatrolaza  
Secretary of State for Cooperation and 
Development  
  
Kyrgyz R epublic  Mr. Eldar Abakirov  
Deputy Minister  
  
Zambia  H.E. Mrs. Kayula Siame  
Permanent Secretary of Commerce, Trade and 
Industry  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 87 
Lao P eople 's Democratic 
Republic  H.E. Mrs. Khemmani Pholsena  
Minister of Industry and Commerce  
  
Papua New G uinea  Honourable Wera Mori  
Minister  
  
Jordan  H.E. Ms. Saja Majali  
Ambassador Permanent Representative to the 
WTO 
  
Bahrain, K ingdom of  H.E. Mr. Zayed Rashid Alzayani  
Minister of Industry, Commerce, and Tourism  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 88 
Namibia  Mr. Immanuel Ngatjizeko  
Minister of Industrialization, Trade and SME 
Development  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 89 
Botswana  H.E. Mr. Vincent Thinah Seretse  
Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 90 
Cuba H.E. M r. Antonio Luis Carricarte Corona  
First Deputy Minister  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 91 
Poland  Mr. Łukasz Porażyński  
Director  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 99 
Belgium  H.E. Mr. Geert Muylle  
Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the 
WTO 
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 92 
Guinea  H.E. Mr. Marc Yombouno  
Minister of Trade  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 93 
Lesotho  Hon. Tefo, Fabian Mapesela  
Minister of Trade and Industry  
  
Dominica  Mr. Ricardo James  
Charge d'Aff aires 
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 94 
Saint Kitts and N evis Hon. Mr. Lindsay Grant  
Minister of Tourism, International Trade, 
Industry, Commerce and Consumer Affairs  
  
Belize  Mr. Andy Sutherland  
Director General for Foreign Trade  
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  Uganda  H.E. Mrs. Amelia Anne Kyambadde  
Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives  
  
Malta  Dr. Christian Cardona  
Minister for the Economy, Investment and 
Small Businesses  
  
Afghanistan  H.E. Mr. Humayoon Rasaw  
Minister of Commerce and Industries  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 96 
Sudan (O bserver)  H.E. Mr. Hatim Elsir Ali Sikainjo  
Minister of Trade  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 125 
Comoros (O bserver)  H.E. M. Sultan Chouzour  
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the 
Union of the Comoros in Geneva  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 118 
Algeria (O bserver)  H.E. Mr. Benaouda Hamel  
Ambassad or 
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 126 
Ethiopia (O bserver)  H.E. Dr. Bekele Bulado Bukana  
Minister of Trade  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 119 
Palestine (Observer)  H.E. Mrs. Abeer Odeh  
Minister of  National Economy  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 122 
South Sudan (Observer)  H.E Akech Chol Ahou Ayok  
Deputy Permanent Representative at the 
Permanent Mission of South Sudan to the 
UNOG  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 124 
Serbia (Observer)  H.E. Ms. Jela Bacovic  
Ambassador  
  
Lebanon (Observer)  Dr. George El Jallad  
Chargé d'Affaires  
  
 
1.3.  The meeting adjourned  at 5.45 p.m. 
 
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