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Statements by Members and observers at the plenary session

The statements below were delivered at the plenary session of the Seventh WTO Ministerial Conference (30 November — 2 December 2009). They are published “as received” by the Secretariat, in the original language. Official versions and translations will be made available in due course. The official documents will be found in the Documents Online box in the right-hand column.

Members: A-D   E-H   I-L   M-P   Q-T   U-Z
Observers: A-H   I-P   Q-Z

     See also:
> Statements from the inaugural session
  
>  List of Speakers

Other WTO Ministerials:
> Hong Kong 13–18 Dec 2005
> Cancún 10–14 Sept. 2003
> Doha 9–14 Nov. 2001
> Seattle 30 Nov.–3 Dec. 1999
> Geneva 18 & 20 May 1998
> Singapore 9–13 Dec. 1996

Statements by Members

• Albania — Statement by Mr. Enno Bozdo
  Deputy Minister of Economy, Trade and Energy
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Angola — Statement by H.E. Mrs Maria Idalina De Oliveira Valente
  Minister of Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Antigua and Barbuda — Statement by H.E. Ambassador Mr. Colin Murdoch
  Ministry of Finance and Economy
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Argentina — Statement by H.E. Mr. Jorge Enrique Taiana
  Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
  
• Australia — Statement by the Honourable Mr. Simon Crean (MP)
  Minister for Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Austria — Statement by H.E. Dr. Reinhold Mitterlehner
  Federal Minister of Economy, Family and Youth
  Text  
    
  
• Bangladesh — Statement by H.E. Mr. Muhammad Faruk Khan (MP)
  The Honourable Commerce Minister
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Barbados — Statement by Senator the Honourable Maxine P.O. Mc Clean
  Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
  
• Belize — Statement by H.E. Mr. Alexis Rosado
  Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Benin — Statement by H.E. Ms Christine Ouinsavi
  Minister of Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Bolivia — Statement by Mr. Pablo Guzmán
  Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Integration
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Botswana — Statement by the Honourable Mr. Baledzi Gaolathe
  Minister for Trade and Industry
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Brazil — Statement by H.E. Ambassador Mr. Celso Nunes Amorim
  Minister for Foreign Affairs
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Brunei Darussalam — Statement by HRH Prince Mohamed Bolkiah
  Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Bulgaria — Statement by H.E. Mr. Traicho Traikov
  Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Burkina Faso — Statement by H.E. Mr. Mamadou Sanou
  Minister of Trade, Business Promotion and Handicrafts on Behalf of the Co Sponsors of the Sectoral Initiative in Favour of Cotton (C 4)
  Text   Audio/Video
    
  
• Cambodia — Statement by H.E. Mr. Cham Prasidh
  Senior Minister, Minister of Commerce
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Cameroon — Statement by H.E. Mr. Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana
  Minister for Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Canada — Statement by the Honourable Mr. Stockwell Day
  Minister for International Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Cape Verde — Statement by H.E. Mrs Fátima Maria Carvalho Fialho
  Minister of Economy, Growth and Competitiveness
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Central African Republic — Statement by Mrs Emilie Epaye
  Minister for Trade and Industry
  Audio/Video
    
  
• Chile — Statement by Mr. Carlos Furche
  Vice-Minister of International Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• China — Statement by H.E. Mr. Chen Deming
  Minister of Commerce
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Colombia — Statement by H.E. Dr. Luis Guillermo Plata
  Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism
  Text   Audio/Video
    
  
• Congo, Democratic Republic of the — Statement by Mr. Albert Kwete Minga Bope
  Secretary General, Ministry of Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Costa Rica — Statement by H.E. Mr. Marco Vinicio Ruiz
  Minister of Foreign Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
  
• Croatia — Statement by Mrs Tamara Obradovic Mazal
  State Secretary Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entreprenurship
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Cuba — Statement by H.E. Mr. Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz
  Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment
  Text   Audio/Video
    
  
• Czech Republic — Statement by H.E. Mr. Martin Tlapa
  Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Denmark — Statement by H.E. Mrs Marie-Louise Overvad
  Ambassador Permanent Representative to the WTO
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Djibouti — Statement by Mr. Ali Ahmed Ali
  Secretary General, Ministry of Trade
  Audio/Video
    
  
• Dominican Republic — Statement by H.E. Mr. Luis Manuel Piantini
  Ambassador Permanent Representative to the WTO
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Ecuador — Statement by Dr. Julio Oleas Montalvo
  Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and integration
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Egypt — Statement by H.E. Mr. Rasheed Mohamed Rasheed Hussein
  Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• El Salvador — Statement by H.E. Dr. Héctor Miguel Antonio Dada Hirezi
  Minister for Economy
  Text   Audio/Video
    
  
• European Communities — Statement by Ms Catherine Ashton
  European Union Trade Commissioner
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Fiji — Statement by H.E. Mr. Peceli Vocea
  Permanent Representative to the WTO
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Finland — Statement by H.E. Dr. Paavo Väyrynen
  Minister for Foreign Trade and Development
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) — Statement by Dr. Fatmir Besimi
  Minister of Economy
  Audio/Video
    
• France — Statement by Mme Anne-Marie Idrac
  Minister of Foreign Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Gabon — Statement by H.E. Mr. Paul Bunduku Latha
  Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Economy, Trade, Industry and Tourism
  Text   Audio/Video
    
     
• Germany — Statement by Dr Bernd Pfaffenbach
  Vice Minister Economy and Technology
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Ghana — Statement by Hon. Ms Hanna Tetteh
  Minister of Trade and Industry
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Greece — Statement by H.E. Mr. Giannos Dimitrios
  Director General — Ministry of Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping — Head of Delegation of Greece
  Text   Audio/Video
    
  
• Guatemala — Statement by H.E. Mr. Ruben Estuando Morales Monroy
  Minister of Economy
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Guinea — Statement by H.E. Mr. Mamadou Korka Diallo
  Minister of Commerce, Industry and Small and Medium Scale Enterprise
  Text   Audio/Video
    
  
• Guyana — Statement by H.E. Dr. Patrick Ignatius GOMES
  Ambassador & Permanent representative to the WTO
  Text   Audio/Video
    
  
• Honduras — Statement by H.E. Mr. Dacio Castillo Flores
  Chief of Delegation — Ambassador Permanent Representative to the WTO on behalf of the Honourable Mr Samuel Benjamín Bográn — Minister of Industry and Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Hong Kong, China — Statement by Mrs Rita Lau Ng Wai-Lan
  Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
  Text   Audio/Video
    
  
• Iceland — Statement by H.E. Mr. Kristinn F. Árnason
  Permanent representative of Iceland in Geneva
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• India — Statement by H.E. Mr. Anand Sharma
  Minister of Commerce and Industry
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Indonesia — Statement by H.E. Mrs. Mari Pangestu
  Minister for Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Ireland — Statement by H.E. Mr. Billy Kelleher, (T.D)
  Minister for Trade and Commerce
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Israel — Statement by H.E. Mr. Binyamin Ben Eliezer
  Minister for Industry, Trade and Labor
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Italy — Statement by Mr. Amedeo Teti
  Director General for International Trade Policy
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Jamaica — Statement by Senator the Honourable Mrs. Marlene Malahoo Forte
  Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Japan  — Statement by H.E. Mr. Masayuki Naoshima
  Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry
  Text   Audio/Video
  Statements circulated
  Statement by Mr. Hirotaka Akamatsu
  Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan
  Statement by H.E. Mr Koichi Takemasa
  State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan
      
• Jordan — Statement by H.E. Dr. Montaser al Oklah
  Secretary General, Ministry of Industry
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Kenya — Statement by the Honourable Mr. Amos Kimunya
  Minister for Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Korea, Republic of — Statement by H.E. Mr. Jong-Hoon Kim
  Minister for Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Kuwait — Statement by H.E. Mr. Ahmad Al-Haroun
  Minister of Commerce and Industry
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• The Kyrgyz Republic — Statement by Mr. Muktar Jumaliev
  Ambassador Permanent Representative to the WTO
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Latvia — Statement by H.E. Mr. Janis Mazeiks
  Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the WTO
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Lesotho — Statement by Hon. Mr. Popane Lebasa
  Minister of Trade and Industry, Cooperatives and Marketing
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Liechtenstein — Statement by H.E. Dr. Aurelia Frick
  Minister of Foreign Affairs
  Text   Audio/Video
    
     
• Macao, China — Statement by Mr. Francis Tam Pak Yuen
  Secretary for Economy and Finance
  Text  
    
• Madagascar — Statement by Mr. Jean-Claude Rakotonirina
  Minister of Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Malawi — Statement by the Honourable Mrs Eunice Kazembe, (M.P)
  Minister for Industry and Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Malaysia — Statement by the Honourable Mr. Mustapa bin Mohamed
  Minister of International Trade and Industry
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Maldives — Statement by H.E. the Honourable Mr. Mohamed Rasheed
  Minister of Economic Development
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Mali — Statement by H.E. Mr. Ahamadou Abdoulaye Diallo
  Minister of Industry, Investment and Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
  
• Mauritius — Statement by H.E. Mr. Servansing
  Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Mauritius
  Text   Audio/Video
   
• Mexico — Statement by H.E. Mr. Gerardo Ruíz Mateos
  Minister of the Economy
  Text   Audio/Video
    
  
• Mongolia — Statement by H.E. Mr. Luvsantseren Orgil
  Ambassador, Permanent Representative at the WTO
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Morocco — Statement by H.E. Mr. Abdellatif Mazouz
  Minister of Foreign Affairs
  Text   Audio/Video
    
  
• Myanmar — Statement by H.E. Mr. Tin Naing Thein
  Minister for Commerce
  Audio/Video
    
• Namibia — Statement by Hon. Dr. Hage G. Geingob
  Minister of Trade and Industry
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Nepal — Statement by Hon. Mr. Rajendra Mahto
  Minister for Commerce and Supplies
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Netherlands — For the Kingdom in Europe and for the Netherlands Antilles — Statement by H.E. Mr. Frank Heemskerk
  Minister for Foreign Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• New Zealand — Statement by Hon. Mr. Tim Groser
  Minister of Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
  
• Nigeria — Statement by Chief Achike Udenwa
  Honourable Minister for Commerce and Industry
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Norway — Statement by H.E. Mr. Jonas Gahr Støre
  Minister for Foreign Affairs
  Text   Audio/Video
    
  
• Pakistan — Statement by H.E. Mr. Makhdoom Muhammad Amin Fahim
  Minister for Commerce
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Panama — Statement by H.E. Mr. Roberto Henriquez
  Minister of Commerce and Industry
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Papua New Guinea — Statement by Hon. Samuel Abal, MP
  Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Immigration
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Paraguay — Statement by Mr. Francisco Rodríguez
  Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs and Integration
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Peru — Statement by Mr. Eduardo Ferreyros
  Vice Minister of Foreign Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Philippines — Statement by H.E. Mr. Manuel A.J. Teehankee
  Permanent Representative to the WTO
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Poland — Statement by Mr. Marcin Korolec
  Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Portugal — Statement by H.E. Mr Pedro Lourtie
  Secretary of State for European Affairs
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Qatar — Statement by H.E. Dr. Khalid Al-Attiyah
  Minister of the State for International Cooperation Acting Minister of Business and Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
  
• Rwanda — Statement by H.E. Mrs Monique Nsanzabaganwa
  Minister of Commerce and Industry
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Saint Kitts and Nevis — Statement by H.E. Ms. Rosalyn Hazelle
  Ambassador Plenipotentiary/Permanent Secretary
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Saint Lucia — Statement by Hon. Mr. Rufus Bousquet
  Minister of External Affairs, International Trade and Investment
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Saint Vincent & the Grenadines — Statement by the Honourable Mr. Saboto Ceasar
  Senator Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Saudi Arabia — Statement by H.E. Mr. Abdullah Zainal Alireza
  Minister for Commerce and Industry
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Senegal — Statement by Mr. Amadou Niang
  Minister of Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Sierra Leone — Statement by H.E. Mr. David O. Carew
  Minister for Trade and Industry
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Singapore — Statement by H.E. Mr. Hng Kiang Lim
  Minister for Trade and Industry
  Text   Audio/Video
    
  
• Solomon Islands — Statement by Hon. William Haomae
  Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• South Africa — Statement by Dr. Rob Davies, Minister of Trade and Industry
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Spain — Statement by H.E. Ms. Silvia Iranzo Gutiérrez
  Secretary of State for Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Sri Lanka — Statement by Mr. Sirisena Liyanagama
  Secretary, Ministry of Export Development and International Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Suriname — Statement by H.E. Mr. Clifford Paul Marica
  Minister of Trade and Industry
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Swaziland — Statement by Hon. Senator Jabulile Mashwana
  Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Sweden — Statement by H.E. Mrs. Ewa Björling
  Minister of Trade
  Audio/Video
    
• Switzerland — Statement by H.E. Councillor Mrs. Doris Leuthard
  Minister of Economic Affairs
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Chinese Taipei — Statement by H.E. Dr. Yen-Shiang Shih
  Minister of Economic Affairs
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Tanzania — Statement by Hon. Dr. Mary Nagu
  Minister for Industry, Trade and Marketing, Tanzania
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Thailand — Statement by H.E. Mrs. Porntiva Nakasai
  Minister for Commerce
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Togo — Statement by Mr. Sébadé Toba
  Permanent representative of Togo to the WTO
  Text   Audio/Video
    
  
• Trinidad and Tobago — Statement by the Honourable Mr. Mariano Browne
  Minister of Trade and Industry
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Tunisia — Statement by H.E. Mr. Ridha Ben Mosbah
  Minister for Commerce and Handicrafts
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Turkey — Statement by H.E. Minister Zafer Çağlayan
  Minister of State for Foreign Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Uganda — Statement by the Honourable Mr. Nelson Gagawala Wambuzi
  Minister for State for Trade, Minister of State for Tourism, Trade and Industry
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Ukraine — Statement by H.E. Mr. Valeriy Piatnytskiy
  Deputy Minister of Economy
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• United Arab Emirates — Statement by H.E. Mr. Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi
  Minister of Foreign Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• United Kingdom — Statement by Mr. Gareth Thomas MP
  Minister of State Department for International Development
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• United States of America — Statement by H.E. Mr. Ronald Kirk
  United States Trade Representative
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Uruguay — Statement by Mr. Nelson Fernandez Bracco
  Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Venezuela — Statement by H.E. Ambassador Germán Mundaraín Hernández
  Ambassador Permanent Representative to the WTO
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Viet Nam — Statement by H.E. Mr. Vu Huy Hoang
  Minister for Trade and Industry
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Zambia — Statement by the Honourable Mr. Felix Mutati, MP
  Minister for Commerce, Trade and Industry
  Audio/Video
    
• Zimbabwe — Statement by Mr. Michael, Chakanaka Bimha
  Deputy Minister Industry and Commerce
  Text   Audio/Video
    

Statements by observer governments  back to top

• Afghanistan — Statement by H.E. Minister Wahidullah Shahrani
  Minister of Commerce and Industry
  Audio/Video
    
• Algeria — Statement by Mr. Cherif Zaaf
  Director General of Foreign Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Belarus — Statement by H.E. Mr. Mikhail Khvostov
  Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the UN Office at Geneva
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Bahamas — Statement by Hon. Minister Zhivargo Laing
  Minister of State for Finance, Ministry of Finance
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Ethiopia — Statement by H.E. Mr. Girma Birru
  Minister of Trade and Industry
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Holy See — Statement by H.E. Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi, Apostolic Nuncio
  Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations and Other International Organizations
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Iran — Statement by H.E. Mehdi Ghazanfari
  Minister of Commerce
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Iraq — Statement by H.E. Dr. Safa Al Deen Al Safi
  Minister of Trade
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Lao People's Democratic Republic — Statement by Hon. Dr. Nam Viyaketh
  Minister of Industry and Commerce
  Text   Audio/Video
    
  
• Montenegro — Statement by H.E. Dr. Gordana Djurovič
  Minister for International Economic Relations and European Integration
  Text   Audio/Video
      
• Russian Federation — Statement by Mr. Maxim Medvedkov
  Director, Department for Trade Negotiations, Ministry of Economic Development, Head of Delegation at the the Negotiations on Accession to the WTO
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Samoa — Statement by Hon Hans Joachim Keil
  Associate Minister of Commerce, Industry and Labour
  Audio/Video
    
• Serbia — Statement by Mrs Vesna Arsic
  State Secretary in the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development
  Text   Audio/Video
    
• Sudan — Statement by H.E. Mr. James Ruea
  Minister of Foreign Trade
  Audio/Video
    
• Yemen — Statement by H.E. Dr. Yahya Yahya Al-Mutawakel
  Minister for Industry and Trade
  Audio/Video
  

Statements by international intergovernmental organizations  back to top

• Commonwealth Secretariat — Statement circulated by the Commonwealth Secretariat
  Text
    
• OIF — Statement circulated by the International Organization of La Francophonie (As an Observer)
  Text  
    

Other observers back to top

• Palestine — Statement by H.E. Dr. Hasan Abu Libdeh
  Minister of National Economy
  Text   Audio/Video