Agreement was reached on the launching of negotiations regarding the question of trade concessions, one of the four questions which were left, by agreement, outside the scope of the Doha Programme of Action investment, competition, trade and environment and trade concessions.

Let us build on that promise and press ahead with the Doha trade round.

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The free trade area foresees free trade in manufactured goods and a progressive liberalization of trade in agricultural products.

The next step in UNCTAD s Trade Point strategy then became to move from this pre transactional role of Trade Points to a fully transactional role, which would turn the Trade Point network into the first global instrument for electronic commerce.

Two thirds of world trade is in frozen chicken parts, especially boneless breast for use in further processing.

Collaboration in the area of trade efficiency was facilitated by the initial location of UNCTAD s Trade Point Development Centre (UNTPDC) in Bangkok.

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We must steadily promote trade liberalization and facilitation and accelerate the signing of the SCO Agreement on Trade Facilitation.

Included here would be the advantages of increased trade, as well as trade induced technology transfers.30

The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) provides a unique multilateral legal framework for trade in services and for negotiations on their further liberalization.

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In addition, some Trade Point directors have been assisting other Trade Points especially in the initial phase, and they have carried out missions to other Trade Points to advise them on several subjects.

The ongoing GSTP negotiations in UNCTAD will lend further impetus to South South trade, and also strengthen the MTS.

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Convention on the Liability of Operators of Transport Terminals in International Trade and Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade.

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Developing countries can further the beneficial impact of trade by exploiting the opportunities provided by South South trade.

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Let us foster initiatives to establish a fair and equitable trading regime among nations, such as the reduction of trade barriers.

A new WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement would benefit all by increasing developing countries capacity to trade, strengthening the WTO s development mandate, and boosting global economic growth. More than a decade after the launch of the Doha Round of global free trade talks, this agreement could be a down payment on the commitment that WTO members have made to linking trade and development.

Only as a second step is foreign investment then allowed to enter wholesale trade.

Most international trade is in chilled frozen meat, in the form of cuts further processed products only account for about 10 per cent of world trade but world demand is increasing for further processed convenience products.

As a country in the process of joining WTO Belarus noted with satisfaction that its member States recognized the necessity of taking into account the significant concessions made by new members.

Without fixing its savings problem, restricting trade with a few so called currency manipulators would simply redistribute the US trade deficit to its other trading partners. In effect, America s trade balance is like a water balloon applying pressure on one spot would simply cause the water to slosh elsewhere.

Capacity building activities will be carried out, inter alia, through the ITC UNCTAD WTO Joint Integrated Technical Assistance Programme and the Integrated Framework for Trade Related Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries.

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34. Ms. Lehto (Finland), speaking on behalf of the Nordic countries, paid a tribute to UNCITRAL for its work over the past 30 years in promoting the progressive harmonization and unification of international trade law, thereby promoting increased commerce at the global level.

We consider further liberalization of trade and WTO membership as key elements of our country's general development strategy.

The developing of a comprehensive agenda for further trade liberalization that reflected the interests of all members of the World Trade Organization was called for.

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11. Participants considered that further cooperation between the Trade Point Programme and the TRAINFORTRADE Programme would provide significant opportunities to train trainers, decision makers and trade practitioners in the new techniques of international trade.

Expressing the concern that the landlocked developing countries are being increasingly marginalized in multilateral trade and faced with a declining market share in world trade.

36. The provisions of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) were expected to provide grounds for liberalization of trade in services such that growth would be further enhanced.

15. The process of globalization and regionalization based on trade liberalization had helped to expand world markets, had increased capital flows and circulation and had promoted technology transfer.

28 For further details, see World Trade Organization, WTO Focus Newsletter, No. 25, December 1997.

Mr. Arai (Japan) said that his Government appreciated the contribution made by UNCITRAL in promoting the progressive harmonization and unification of international trade law.

Recognizing the increasing role of private investment and that the completion of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations was a major step by the international community towards the expansion of the rule based international trading system, advancing liberalization in international trade and creating a more secure trading environment, Page

1. Expresses its appreciation to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law for preparing the draft Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Ibid., annex I.

As a result of successive rounds of multilateral trade negotiations, as well as regional trade agreements and autonomous tariff reduction initiatives, tariffs are continuously being lowered.

Finally, UNCTAD was invited to further strengthen its cooperation with the International Institute for Trade and Development, established subsequent to UNCTAD X.

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