WT/MIN(13)/ST/42  
5 December 2013  
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Ministerial Conference 
Ninth Session 
Bali, 3-6 December 2013  Original: French  
 
  STATEMENT BY H.E. MR ALIOUNE SARR 
MINISTER OF TRADE, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE INFORMAL SECTOR 
SENEGAL  
I would first of like to join the delegations that preceded me to express, on behalf 
of His Excellency Mr Macky SALL, President of the Republic of Senegal, the Prime Minister 
and the government as a whole, my gratitude to  the Indonesian authorities for the impeccable 
organization of this Conference and for the hospit ality extended to myself and my delegation since 
we arrived in Bali. 
After Doha, most Members had placed high hopes in the Work Programme, which represents 
an historic opportunity to place trade at the heart of development issues. 
Unfortunately, at the current stage of the negotiatio ns, it is to be regretted that there has been 
no substantial progress in implementing this prog ramme owing to notable shortcomings as regards 
the timetables set, but also the inadequacy of the results achieved. 
Bali must mark a decisive, positive break with the past and translate into action our common 
determination to rise above our present differences, which, important as they are, are not insurmountable, especially if we bear in mind the magnitude of people's real needs, in particular those of the world's poorest, which could be resolved with a conclusion of the Doha Round. 
The entire world is awaiting the message we will be sending from this beautiful island of Bali. 
All WTO Members must make a resolute commitment to conclude the Doha Round, and 
an essential milestone to be reached, if we want to reburnish the image of our Organization, 
is to secure a positive outcome on the various elements of the Bali package. 
Otherwise, the multilateral trading system wo uld be greatly discredited, with an ensuing 
proliferation of bilateral, regional and plurilater al agreements that would be highly detrimental 
to the weakest countries. 
Senegal hopes, as do the LDCs, that the negotiations on trade facilitation will lead to a balanced 
agreement that reconciles binding disciplines with the need to build up the capacities of the developing and least developed countries so that they can meet their commitments. 
As regards the issue of export subsidies for agricultural products, our country strongly supports 
the G-20 proposal aimed at eliminating such subsidies, given their trade-distorting effects and their negative impact on sustainable agricultural development in the developing countries 
in general and in Africa in particular. 
As regards food security, Senegal endorses th e position taken by the G-33, which is not 
to include in the calculation of the aggregate measurement of support (AMS) food 
stockpiling by the developing countries and LDCs in order to provide support for low-income or 
resource-poor producers. 
This proposal on public stockholding for food security purposes is a step along the way to providing 
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  Moreover, as an LDC, Senegal wishes to see the following: 
- The possibility of resorting to support measures to combat poverty, minimize the impact 
of price volatility, and increase productivity; 
- the implementation of duty-free, quota- free access to the markets of the developed 
countries and of those developing countries that are able to do so, on a sustainable basis; 
- the streamlining and harmonization of rules of origin; - progress on the cotton issue, the present treatment of which is neither expeditious nor 
ambitious or specific, despite the commitments undertaken since July 2004; 
- the implementation of the ministerial decision s relating to services, inviting the developed 
countries to open up sectors and modes of supply of benefit to LDCs; 
- as regards technical cooperation and capacity building, Senegal, as an LDC, has been 
declared eligible for the Enhanced  Integrated Framework Programme. 
This is an opportunity for me to reiterate my sincere thanks to the various international 
organizations and the multilateral and bilateral development partners for the support they have 
already provided in implementing this programme. 
I strongly urge our development partners to step up their support for the Enhanced Integrated 
Framework, whose ultimate objective is to help enhance the integration of LDCs in the multilateral 
trading system and allow them to derive greater gains from global trade. 
To conclude, I repeat that I am convinced that the development dimension must remain 
an overriding priority in implementing the Doha Agenda. 
I therefore urge Members to ensure that outstanding development issues are resolved as swiftly 
as possible. 
 
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