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WT/MIN(17)/SR/4  
 
5 April 2018 
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Ministerial Conference  
Eleventh Session  
Buenos Aires, 10 -13 December 2017    
 
 SUMM ARY RECORD OF THE TH IRD PLENARY SESSION  
HELD AT THE HILTON CONVENTION CE NTRE , 
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENT INA ON TUESDAY, 12  DECEMBER, AT 10  A.M. 
Chairperson s:   His Excellency Hon. David Parker (New Zealand)  
 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:  
Ukraine  H.E. Mr. Stepan Kubiv  
First Vice Prime Minister, Minister of 
Economic Development and Trade of 
Ukraine  
 WT/MIN(17 )/ST/51 
Senegal  H.E. Mr. Alioune Sarr  
Minister of Trade, Consumption, the 
Informal Sector and SMEs 
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 52 
Guyana  H.E. Dr. John Ronald Dipchandra Ford  
Ambassador Permanent Representative to 
the WTO  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 53 
Romania  Mr. Ilan Laufer  
Minister for Business Environment, 
Commerce and Entrepreneurship  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 54 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of  H.E. Mr . Clarems Endara Vera  
Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and 
Integration  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 55 
Côte d'I voire H.E. Mr. Souleymane Diarrassouba  
Minister of Commerce, Crafts and SME 
Promotion  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 56 
Spain  H.E. M s. Maria Luisa Poncela Garcia  
Secretary of State for Trade  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 57 
Israel  Mr. Ohad Co hen 
Trade Commissioner  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 58 
Malaysia  H.E. Mr. J. Jayasiri  
Secretary General of the Ministry of 
International Trade and Industry, Malaysia  
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  Tunisia  H.E. Mr. Omar Behi  
Minister of Trade  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 60 
Montenegro  H.E. Ms Zorica Marić -Djordjević  
Ambassador,  
Permanent Representative to the WTO  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 61 
Vanuatu  Mrs. Roline Lesines Tekon  
Acting Director General, Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 62 
United K ingdom  H.E. Dr. Liam Fox  
Secretary of State for International Trade  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 63 
Slovak R epublic  H.E. Mr. Peter Žiga  
Minister of Economy  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 64 
Swaziland  Hon. Mr. Jabulani Clement Mabuza  
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Trade  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 65 
The Former Yugoslav 
Republic of M acedonia  Ms. Sanja Zografska -Krsteska  
Assistant Director for Multilateral Economic 
Relations  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 66 
Samoa  Hon. Lautafi Fio Selafi Purcell  
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Labour  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 97/Rev.1  
Mauritius  H.E. Mr. Israhyananda Dhalladoo  
Ambassador Permanent Representative to 
the WTO  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 67 
Slovenia  H.E. Mr. Zdravko Počivalšek  
Minister for Economic Development and 
Technology  
  
Cameroon  Mr. Paul Batibonak  
Director of African Affairs in the Ministry of 
External Relations  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 68 
Democratic R epubli c of 
the C ongo Mme. Eugenie Salebongo Basoy  
Secrétaire Générale du Commerce  
  
Malawi  H.E. Mr. Robert Dufter Salama  
Ambassador Permanent Representative  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 69 
Ghana  H.E. Mr. Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen  
Minister of Trade and Industry  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 70 
Latvia  H.E. Mr. Edgars Rinkēvičs  
Minister of Foreign Affairs  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 71 
Hungary  H.E. Dr. István Mikola  
Minister of State for Security Policy and 
International Cooperation  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 72 
Benin  H.E. Mr. Serge Mahouwedo Ahissou  
Minister of Industry and Trade  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 73 
Tanzania  Prof. Elisante Gabriel Laizer  
Permanent Secretary  
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  Nicaragua  H.E. Mr. Orlando Solórzano Delgadillo  
Minister of Development, Industry and  
Trade  
  
Myanmar  H.E. Dr. Than Myint  
Minister for Commerce  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 75 
Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of  H.E. Mr. José Gregorio Vielma Mora  
Minister of People's Power for Foreign Trade 
and Investment  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 76 
Burkina F aso H.E. Mr. Stéphane Wenceslas Sanou  
Minister of Trade, Industry and Crafts  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 77 
Rwanda  H.E. Mr. Vincent Munyeshyaka  
Minister of Trade and Industry  
  
Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines  H.E. Sir Louis Straker  
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of 
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Commerce  
  
Liechtenstein  H.E. Mr. Peter Matt  
Ambassador, Permanent Representative  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 78 
Belarus (Observer)  H.E. Mr. Andrei Yeudachenka  
First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of 
the Republic of Belarus  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 117 
Iran (Observer)  Mr. Mirhadi Seyedi  
Deputy for Export Market Development of 
Trade Promotion Organization, Ministry of 
Industry, Mine and Trade  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 121 
Holy See (Observer)   H.E. Mr. Ivan Jurkovic  
Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of 
the Holy  See to the WTO 
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 120 
Somalia (Observer)  H.E. Ms. Khadra Ahmed Dualeh  
Minister of Commerce and Industry  
 WT/MIN(17)/ST/ 123 
 
1.3.  The meeting adjourned  at 1.45 p.m. 
 
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