TMI BlogAnand Sharma to Attend Eighth WTO Ministerial Conference in GenevaX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Anand Sharma to Attend Eighth WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva - News and Press Release Dated:- 12-12-2011 - News - Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Commerce Industry 12-December-2011 13:37 IST Shri Anand Sharma, the Union Minister for Commerce, Industry Textiles will be attending the Eighth Ministerial Conference of World Trade Organization to b ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 15 to 17 December 2011. There will be three Working Sessions centered on the following themes: Importance of the Multilateral Trading System and the WTO , Trade and Development and Doha Development Agenda . The Conference will also take up the accessions of Russia, Samoa and Montenegro. In the final session, Ministers will adopt a number of decisions and the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Chair will make a concluding statement. The Eighth WTO Ministerial Conference will be open on Thursday 15 December. Following addresses by the Chair, the Director-General and the Chair of the General Council, the Chairman will propose the adoption of the Agenda. The Plenary provides an opportunity for Ministers to make prepared statements in accordance with the List of Speakers. The Conferenc ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e will take up the accessions of the Russian Federation, Samoa and Montenegro. These accessions will be taken up in separate sessions. In parallel to the Plenary Session, Working Sessions will take place on 16 and 17 December, respectively. The Working Sessions will be aimed at providing an interactive forum for Ministers, giving them a platform for discussion under three broad themes: Importan ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ce of the Multilateral Trading System and the WTO for 16 December, and Trade and Development and Doha Development Agenda for 17 December. In the final session on 17 December, Ministers will adopt a number of decisions on intellectual property, electronic commerce, small economies, least developed countries accession, a services waiver for least developed countries, and trade policy reviews ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... (explained in the briefing notes). The Chair will conclude with a statement in two parts: a consensus statement on elements for political guidance and a factual summary of points that Ministers have made in the meeting. *** DS/gk - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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