. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/MIN(09)/ST/84 
2 December 2009 
 (09-6165) 
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE 
Seventh Session Geneva, 30 November - 2 December 2009 Original:   English 
 
  
UKRAINE 
 
Statement by HE Mr Valeriy Pyatnytskiy
 
Deputy Minister of Economy  
   First my thanks to Swiss and Geneva au thorities for hosting the Seventh Ministerial 
Conference. 
 
 I would also like to congratulate Director-Gen eral Pascal Lamy for being elected to serve his 
second term in this unique Organiza tion.  No doubt his talent, expe rience and energy will continue to 
be of great demand here, especi ally in these interesting times. 
  Global crisis.  We already got used to these word s, but countries continue to suffer.  It is a 
fact now that international trade contracted more  than ever before.  Many governments' immediate 
response was to introduce measures likely to imp act trade.  Commitments of G-20 to restrain 
protectionism were easily violated.  Often the measures are outright trade discriminatory.  Ukraine believes that trade should be unhampered.  Stimulus  packages should not be  trade restrictive and 
competition distorting. 
 
 Nevertheless, today we can say that rules are be tter than no rules.  Its better to keep trade 
open rather than dig a hole on its road, if not to say a grave.  We commend the financial crisis monitoring exercise.  We welcome expanding it to a d eeper analysis of the measures and their impact 
on trade.  First and foremost it is necessary for na tional governments to be able to contain the lobbies 
and be prudent in trade policy decision–making. 
 
 We encourage members to keep up the pace of the Doha dialogue and energetically seek ways 
to narrow down the remaining gaps in negotiations and to close the Doha Round by the end of 2010 
with a sound result.  
 Agriculture.  Further liberalization is needed.  The commitments made by RAMs at accession 
and their unique position should be recognized by the Members.   One billion population is starving on this pl anet.  Many countries with good potential cannot 
trade in agricultural goods, because of the continuousl y high level of tariffs, export subsidies, NTBs.  
Every year it increases the asymmetry, which in reality means further poverty and instability.  The 
Doha Round, by ensuring further liberalization, ma y, can and must make its contribution to food 
security.  Developed countries, which still preserve a high level of protection in agriculture, should 
make a practical step and reduce tariff and non-tari ff barriers and domestic support.  They should stop 
the practice of trying to preserve this in a disguised manner in the accession negotiations.  
 Yet another issue of growing concern is ener gy security.  There should be regulatory and 
transparency disciplines covering this area, whic h in real terms would mean predictability. WT/MIN(09)/ST/84 
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 One of the biggest merits of this organizati on is transparency.  We encourage Members to 
work further to improve compliance with their transparency obligations under the Uruguay Round and FIT principle in the Doha negotiations.  Multilatera lism should prevail over bi lateral and plurilateral 
format. 
 
 The DDA has a potential to deliver a sustainable result that would last for many years and bring significant market opportunities for nations to  grow, develop and prospe r.  Ukraine hopes the 
Doha Round is entering its final stage and si ncerely wishes every success to the Doha Round. 
 
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