WORLD TRADE RESTRICTED WT/MIN(03)/SR/8 23 December 2003 ORGANIZATION (03-6759) MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE Fifth Session Cancún, 10 - 14 September 2003 SUMMARY RECORD OF THE EIGHTH MEETING Held at the Cancún Convention Centre, Cancún, Mexico on Saturday, 13 September 2003, at 2.30 p.m. Chairperson: H.E. Mr. Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (Netherlands) Subjects: 1. Overview of Activities of the WTO (Agenda item 1) ANNEX: List of general statements circulated at the Conference by other Member and Observer delegations 1. Overview of Activities of the WTO (Agenda item 1) The following statements were made: Malawi H.E. Mr. Samuel John Mpasu WT/MIN(03)/ST/131 Minister of Commerce and Industry Central African H.E. Mrs. Yacinthe Wodobode WT/MIN(03)/ST/132 Republic Minister of Commerce, Industry and Promotion of the Private Sector Democratic Republic H.E. Mr. Roger Lumbala WT/MIN(03)/ST/133 of Congo Minister of Foreign Trade Burkina Faso H.E. Mr. Benoît Ouattara WT/MIN(03)/ST/134 Minister of Trade, Enterprise Promotion and Handicrafts Egypt H.E. Dr. Youssef Boutros-Ghali WT/MIN(03)/ST/135 Minister of Foreign Trade Grenada H.E. Dr. Patrick Antoine WT/MIN(03)/ST/136 Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the WTO Rwanda H.E. Dr. Alexandre Lyambabaje WT/MIN(03)/ST/137 Minister of Commerce, Industry, Investment Promotion, Tourism and Cooperatives WT/MIN(03)/SR/8 Page 2 Togo Statement by H.E. Mr. Tankpadja Lalle WT/MIN(03)/ST/138 Minister of Commerce, Industry, Transport and Free Zone Development Kenya H.E. Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi WT/MIN(03)/ST/161 Minister of Trade and Industry Mexico H.E. Mr. Fernando Canales Clariond 1 Secretary of Economy Russian Federation H.E. Mr. Maxim Medvedkov WT/MIN(03)/ST/151 (Observer) Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade Andorra H.E. Mr. Juli Minoves Triquell WT/MIN(03)/ST/143 (Observer) Minister of Foreign Affairs Sudan H.E. Mr. Badr Eldin Suleiman WT/MIN(03)/ST/141 and (Observer) Advisor to the President and Chief National Corr.1 Negotiator for Sudan's Accession to the WTO Holy See Monsignor Franck Dewane WT/MIN(03)/ST/147 (Observer) Under-Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace Saudi Arabia H.E. Dr. Hashim A. Yamani WT/MIN(03)/ST/148 (Observer) Minister of Commerce and Industry Kazakhstan H.E. Mr. Adilbek Jaxybekov WT/MIN(03)/ST/149 (Observer) Minister of Industry and Trade Serbia and Montenegro H.E. Mr. Goran Pitíc WT/MIN(03)/ST/150 and (Observer) Minister for Foreign Economic Relations Corr.1 Belarus Mr. Sergei Gulevich, Delegate of the WT/MIN(03)/ST/152 (Observer) Permanent Mission of Belarus at Geneva, on Behalf of H.E. Mr. Aleksander Mikhnevich, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Viet Nam H.E. Mr. Luong Van Tu WT/MIN(03)/ST/153 (Observer) Vice Minister of Trade Lao People's H.E. Mr. Siaosavath Savengsuksa WT/MIN(03)/ST/154 and Democratic Republic Vice Minister of Commerce Corr.1 (Observer) Samoa The Honourable Hans Joachim Keil WT/MIN(03)/ST/155 (Observer) Minister of Trade Bahamas The Honourable Leslie Miller WT/MIN(03)/ST/156 1 To be circulated. WT/MIN(03)/SR/8 Page 3 (Observer) Minister of Trade and Industry Lebanon H.E. Mr. Marwan Hamade WT/MIN(03)/ST/157 (Observer) Minister of Economy and Trade The meeting adjourned at 5.40 p.m. WT/MIN(03)/SR/8 Page 4 ANNEX List of general statements circulated at the Conference by other Member and Observer delegations In addition to the statements made at Plenary meetings under Agenda Item 1 (Overview of Activities of WTO), and reflected in the Summary Records, the following general statements were circulated at the Conference by other Member and Observer delegations: Chad H.E. Dr. Ahmed Mahamadi WT/MIN(03)/ST/112 and Minister of Trade, Industryand Corr.1 Handicrafts Fiji The Honourable Kaliopate Tavola, MP WT/MIN(03)/ST/87 and (on behalf of Small Minister of Foreign Affairs and Corr.1 Vulnerable Economies) External Trade Former Yugoslav H.E. Mr. Ilija Filipovski WT/MIN(03)/ST/108 Republic of Macedonia Minister of Economy Jordan H.E. Dr. Moh'd S. Abu-Hammour WT/MIN(03)/ST/62 and Minister of Industry and Trade Corr.1 Kuwait H.E. Mr. Abdullah A. Al-Tawil WT/MIN(03)/ST/21 and Minister of Commerce and Industry Corr.1 Macao, China Mr. Francis P.Y. Tam WT/MIN(03)/ST/139 and Secretary for Economy and Finance Corr.1 Mauritius The Honourable Jaya Krishna Cuttaree WT/MIN(03)/ST/70 Minister of Industry and International Trade Oman The Minister of Commerce and Industry WT/MIN(03)/ST/107 Ukraine H.E. Mr. Mykola Azarov WT/MIN(03)/ST/159 and (Observer) First Prime Minister and Minister of Corr.1 Trade Yemen H.E. Dr. Khaled Rajed Sheih Dawood WT/MIN(03)/ST/142 and (Observer) Minister for Industry and Trade Corr.1 Pacific Islands Forum Mr. W. Noel Levi, CBE WT/MIN(03)/ST/144 and (Observer) Secretary General Corr.1 United Nations United Nations Development Programme WT/MIN(03)/ST/145 Development Programme (UNDP) (Observer) World Tourism Mr. Francesco Frangialli WT/MIN(03)/ST/146 Organization Secretary-General (Observer) __________.