WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  RESTRICTED 
WT/MIN(11)/SR/2 
20 April 2012 
 (12-2100) 
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE 
Eighth Session Geneva, 15 - 17 December 2011  
 
 
  
SUMMARY RECORD OF THE SECOND MEETING 
 
Held at the Geneva International Confer ence Centre (CICG), Geneva, Switzerland 
on Friday, 16 December, at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. 
 
  Chairpersons: His Excellency Mr St ephen Cadiz (Trinidad and Tobago) 
 (for the 9 a.m. meeting) 
 
 His Excellency Mr Mustapa Mohamed (Malaysia)  (for the 2 p.m. meeting)   
1. Overview of Activities of the WTO (Agenda Item 1) 
1. The Chairman called the meeting to order. 
2. The following statements were made: 
Morocco H.E. Mr Abdellatif Maazouz 
Minister of Foreign Trade WT/MIN(11)/ST/100 
Paraguay H.E. Mr Manuel Maria Cáceres 
Deputy Minister for Economic Relations and Integration WT/MIN(11)/ST/30 
Sri Lanka Mr Nimal Karunatilake 
Acting Director-General of Commerce WT/MIN(11)/ST/18 
Argentina H.E. Mr Alfredo Chiaradia 
Head of Delegation WT/MIN(11)/ST/19 
Panama H.E. Mr Ricardo Quijano 
Minister of Commerce and Industry WT/MIN(11)/ST/20 and 
WT/MIN(11)/ST/20/Corr.1 
Pakistan Mr. Makhdoom Muhammad Amin Fahim 
Minister of Commerce WT/MIN(11)/ST/62 
Korea, Republic of  H.E. Mr Jong-Hoon Kim 
Minister of Trade WT/MIN(11)/ST/21 
New Zealand Hon. Tim Groser 
Minister of Trade WT/MIN(11)/ST/22 
Germany Mr Jochen Homann 
State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology WT/MIN(11)/ST/23 WT/MIN(11)/SR/2 
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  Thailand Mr Kittiratt Na-Ranong  
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce WT/MIN(11)/ST/24 
Barbados (on behalf of 
the SVEs) H.E. Ms Marion Williams 
Ambassador WT/MIN(11)/ST/25 
Viet Nam H.E. Mr Vu Huy Hoang 
Minister of Trade and Industry WT/MIN(11)/ST/26 
Belgium H.E. Mr François Roux 
Ambassador, Permanent Representative WT/MIN(11)/ST/38 
Benin H.E. Ms Madina Sephou 
Minister of Industry, Trade, and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises WT/MIN(11)/ST/28 
Spain H.E. Mr Alfredo Bonet 
Secretary of State for Foreign Trade WT/MIN(11)/ST/31 
Costa Rica H.E. Mrs Anabel González 
Minister for Foreign Trade WT/MIN(11)/ST/32 
Denmark H.E. Ms Pia Olsen Dyhr 
Minister for Trade and Investment WT/MIN(11)/ST/33 
Nigeria Mr Dauda Kigbu 
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment (on behalf of the Minister) WT/MIN(11)/ST/34 
Netherlands Mr Simon Smits 
Director General International Relations, Ministry for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation WT/MIN(11)/ST/35 
Guatemala H.E. Mr. Luis Antonio Velásquez Quiroa 
Minister of Economy WT/MIN(11)/ST/119 
United Kingdom Mr David Frost 
Director for Europe, Trade and International Affairs WT/MIN(11)/ST/36 
Zambia Hon. Robert Sichinga 
Minister for Commerce, Trade and Industry WT/MIN(11)/ST/37 
Poland (EU Presidency) H.E. Mr Waldemar Pawlak 
Deputy Prime Minister, Ministry of 
Economy WT/MIN(11)/ST/121 
France H.E. Mr Pierre Lellouche 
Secretary of State for Foreign Trade WT/MIN(11)/ST/27 
Tanzania Ms Joyce Mapunjo 
Permanent Secretary, Industry and Trade Ministry WT/MIN(11)/ST/39 
Philippines H.E. Mr Gregory Domingo 
Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry WT/MIN(11)/ST/60 
Peru H.E. Mr José Luis Silva Martinot 
Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism WT/MIN(11)/ST/43  WT/MIN(11)/SR/2 
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  South Africa Dr Rob Davies 
Minister of Trade and Industry WT/MIN(11)/ST/118 
Brunei Darussalam H.R.H. Prince Mohamed Bolkiah 
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade WT/MIN(11)/ST/40 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of H.E. Ms Angélica Navarro Llanos 
Permanent Representative to the WTO WT/MIN(11)/ST/112 
Portugal H.E. Mr Álvaro Santos Pereira 
Minister of Economy and Employment WT/MIN(11)/ST/41 
Kuwait H.E. Dr Amani Bouresli 
Minister of Commerce and Industry WT/MIN(11)/ST/42 
Cuba H.E. Mr Rodolfo Reyes Rodríguez 
Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba 
Head of Delegation WT/MIN(11)/ST/110 
Sweden Dr Ewa Björling 
Minister for Trade WT/MIN(11)/ST/45/Rev.1 
Nicaragua H.E. Mr Silvio Zambrana 
Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Nicaragua WT/MIN(11)/ST/44 
Czech Republic Mr Martin Tlapa 
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade WT/MIN(11)/ST/47 
Zimbabwe H.E. Mr James Manzou 
Ambassador, Permanent Representative WT/MIN(11)/ST/46 
Italy Mr Amedeo Teti 
Director-General for International Trade 
Policy WT/MIN(11)/ST/48 
Botswana Hon. Dorcas Makgato-Malesu 
Minister of Trade and Industry WT/MIN(11)/ST/49 
Ukraine H.E. Mr Valeriy Piatnytskyi 
The Government Commissioner for European Integration WT/MIN(11)/ST/105 
Angola H.E. Ms Maria Idalina De Oliveira Valente 
Minister of Trade WT/MIN(11)/ST/51 
Ghana H.E. Ms Hanna Tetteh 
Minister of Trade and Industry WT/MIN(11)/ST/102 
United Arab Emirates H.E. Ms Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi 
Minister of Foreign Trade WT/MIN(11)/ST/50 
Mongolia H.E. Mr Luvsantseren Orgil 
Ambassador and Permanent Representative WT/MIN(11)/ST/120 
Finland H.E. Mr Alexander Stubb 
Minister for European Affairs and Foreign 
Trade WT/MIN(11)/ST/122 
Uganda Hon. Amelia Kyambadde 
Minister of Trade, Industry and 
Cooperatives WT/MIN(11)/ST/131 
Haiti H.E. Mr Wilson Laleau 
Minister of Trade and Industry WT/MIN(11)/ST/52 WT/MIN(11)/SR/2 
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  3. The meeting adjourned at 12.50 p.m. 
4. The meeting reconvened at 2 p.m. and was chaired by H.E. Mr Mustapa Mohamed. 
5. The Chairman called the meeting to order. 
6. The following statements were made: 
Latvia H.E. Mr Edgars Rinkevics 
Minister of Foreign Affairs WT/MIN(11)/ST/56 
Israel H.E. Mr Shalom Simhon 
Minister of Industry, Trade and Labour WT/MIN(11)/ST/117 
Colombia H.E. Mr Sergio Diazgranados 
Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism WT/MIN(11)/ST/54 
Lesotho H.E. Dr Mothae Maruping 
Ambassador WT/MIN(11)/ST/85 
Egypt H.E. Dr Mahmoud Eisa 
Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade WT/MIN(11)/ST/109 
Separate Customs 
Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and 
Matsu H.E. Dr Yen-Shiang Shih 
Minister of Economic Affairs WT/MIN(11)/ST/57/Rev.1 
El Salvador H.E. Mr Mario Hernández 
Deputy Minister of Economy WT/MIN(11)/ST/111 
Austria H.E. Ms Bernadette Gierlinger 
Vice Minister WT/MIN(11)/ST/61 
Honduras H.E. Mr Melvin Redondo 
Under-Secretary for Economic Integration 
and Foreign Trade WT/MIN(11)/ST/55 
Senegal H.E. Mr Fodé Seck 
Ambassador, Permanent Representative WT/MIN(11)/ST/58 
Saint Lucia (on behalf 
of the Member States of the OECS) Hon. Alva Baptiste 
Minister of External Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation WT/MIN(11)/ST/107 
Madagascar H.E. Ms Olga Ramalason 
Minister of Trade  WT/MIN(11)/ST/59 
7. The meeting adjourned at 3 p.m. 
 
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