WT/MIN(15)/ST/80  
21 December 2015  
(15-6821)  Page: 1/2  
Ministerial Conference 
Tenth Session 
Nairobi, 15-18 December 2015  Original: English  
 
STATEMENT BY H.E. MR ULEDI MUSSA 
PERMANENT SECRETARY 
TANZANIA  
At the outset allow me to express my delegation’s and that of my Government’s congratulations to 
the Government and people of the Republic of Kenya for hosting this Tenth WTO Ministerial Conference (MC10) for the first time ever in the African soil.  We are indeed grateful for the warm hospitality accorded to my delegation since our arrival in this beautiful city of Nairobi. It is our 
sincere hope that Kenya will continue to do us proud and we hope that, under your chairmanship 
this conference will have a meaningful outcome that will ensure cohesion of the organization – WTO.  
 
Let me take this opportunity to commend the Republic of Liberia and Kazakhstan for the endurance and hard work that led to their accession to this noble institution today. This is a 
testimony of how we believe in multilateralism and the WTO.   
 Let me also take this opportunity to congratulate the Director General of the WTO; the entire staff, 
and the whole WTO fraternity for celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the organization since its 
inception in 1995.  I wish to acknowledge the commendable work towards strengthening of the 
multilateral trading system for the past 20 years. Despite these remarkable efforts, the organisation is still marred with global challenges such as economic disparities and the growing 
inequalities between the North and the South. Today,  I call upon all of us present here, to amass 
our collective efforts in addressing these challenges.   
Historically, International trade has proven to be an engine of economic growth and has remained 
on top of the agenda for the international community. You may recall that, this September the Heads of States and Governments adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable development, which reaffirmed the importance of promoting a univ ersal, rule based, open, non-discriminatory, 
equitable multilateral trading system under the WTO, including the conclusion of Doha 
Development Round of negotiations.    
My delegation note with concern, the slow progress of the WTO Doha Development Agenda (DDA) 
launched in 2001, which the developing and LDCs had anticipated that it will provide a good opportunity in rectifying some of the international trading rules which create barriers to trade and 
continue to undermine the development dimensions of poor members, particularly the poorest 
within the WTO.  You may recall that some of the Developed Countries were the prime movers and shakers behind 
the launch of the Doha round in 2001 as a way of supporting developing and LDCs to be integrated 
in the multilateral trading system. This was to be achieved through a developmental reform of Agriculture and others areas under negotiations. Thus Tanzania does not expect the industrialised 
countries now to walk away from the from the Doha architecture. I believe, the Trans-Atlantic 
trade giants would maintain their decision made at the 8th October, 2015 General Council Meeting and that their still ready to address the outstanding issues in Agriculture and other areas of 
interest to developing countries instead of bringing new issues. In view of this, my delegation calls 
for a credible package of development deliverab les based on mandate of the DDA and a clear 
roadmap for addressing the remaining issues post Nairobi.   WT/MIN(15)/ST/80 
 
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  In the Ninth WTO Ministerial Session that took place in Bali Indonesia, we were made to believe 
that, if we agree to conclude the Trade Facilitation Agreement it would pave the way for the DDA to be concluded in the areas of interest to us, particularly Agriculture, NAMA and Services. A decision was made that members would develop a work programme to achieve that decision. 
However, to date we have not been able to fulfil this desire. I wish to call upon all the delegations 
present here today to not let Nairobi be a repeat of Bali whereby members were made to believe that once the TFA was concluded, would have mean t the end of DDA. We are optimistic that there 
will be no graves for the DDA here in Nairobi as put very well by the Chairperson of this Ministerial 
her very powerful and moving speec h during the opening of the MC10. 
 Finally, on behalf of my delegation, I fully endors e all issues raised by the LDCs, African Group and 
ACP Group that re-emphasize the centrality of development as a major outcome of this Ministerial 
Conference.  
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