WT/MIN(15)/ST/109  
6 January 2016  
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Ministerial Conference 
Tenth Session 
Nairobi, 15-18 December 2015  Original: English  
 
STATEMENT BY H.E. MR SAIDRAHMON NAZRIEV 
FIRST DEPUTY MINISTER OF EC ONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE 
TAJIKISTAN  
Allow me to start by thanking Ms. Amina Mohamed for chairing the 10th WTO Ministerial 
Conference and on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan to extend special 
appreciation to the Government and people of Kenya for their hospitality and to the WTO Secretariat for organizing this important event. 
 
Bearing in mind the importance of the trade as an engine of growth, the integration to the world economy has been main focus of the foreign policy of Tajikistan. In this regard the Republic of 
Tajikistan, after intensive and comprehensive wo rk, has become the full-fledged member of the 
World Trade Organization on 2 March 2013.  
Tajikistan’s WTO membership, first and foremost actively contributes to the process of integration 
into the global economy. It has a positive effect on the country's rating at the global level, makes it possible to take advantage of multilateral trad ing system and contributes to the improvement of 
the structure of government administration. 
 
In order to harness full advantages of the WTO membership and improve trade and economic relations within the region and globally, as well as recognizing its membership commitments, 
Tajikistan has undertaken several internal reforms and measures. Following up this objective the 
Government of the Republic of Tajikistan adopte d the Program of adjustment of the economy of 
Tajikistan to the WTO membership. 
 
The year of 2015 will be noted in Tajikistan’s history as a remarkable year as our Parliament has ratified both the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement and the Protocol of amendment of the TRIPS Agreement, and also hosted the Dushanbe Th ird China Round Table on WTO accessions. We 
believe that the implementation of these documents will deepen Tajikistan’s integration into the 
world trading system and accelerate the reforms in relevant sectors and we call and encourage other members to follow in the same spirit. As you may recall, for Tajikistan, like for other land 
locked countries, the implementation of TFA Ag reement and in particular its transit related 
provisions, is not only a question of commercial interest but a matter of survival.  
Today we live in a challenging global environmen t, starting from the climate issues ending by 
trade and economic uncertainties, where we see the WTO as a platform where we can and should succeed in achieving more balanced rules based Multilateral Trading System and resist any forms of protectionism, with the aim of achieving the sustainable global growth.   
 
As the international trade plays a vital role in the promotion of economic development and poverty alleviation, we believe that the conclusion of Doha Development Round will give a boost to the 
global economy and trade. We therefore call upon the WTO membership to redouble their efforts 
towards a successful conclusion of the DDA with the main focus on development and with meaningful results for the developing countries and LDCs, as well as on the special situation of the 
recently acceded members who have undertaken extensive market access commitments. 
  Taking into account the role of trade in cutting the extreme poverty in half under the Millennium 
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  Agenda (SDGs) and therefore we call upon members to  show more flexibility and political will in all 
pillars of negotiations for the successful completion of the DDA.   In conclusion, from our own experience we know how complex the process of accession is, and 
therefore we welcome the membership of the Repu blic of Kazakhstan and the Seychelles, as well 
as completion of negotiations of the Republic of  Afghanistan and Liberia. We firmly believe that 
accession of these countries will contribute to de epening of Multilateral Trading System both on 
the regional and global level. 
 
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