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Spanish Ambassador Joaquín Pérez-Villanueva y Tovar and WTO
Director-General Supachai Panitchpakdi met today to sign a Memorandum of
Understanding affirming this commitment.
Ambassador Pérez-Villanueva y Tovar said: “This is a contribution to
finance technical assistance for developing countries, in order to
promote their participation, so that they can secure the benefits of the
multilateral trading system.”
“I thank Spain for its new contribution to the Doha Trust Fund. More
than ever, developing countries need our assistance to participate fully
in the negotiations,” said Dr. Supachai. “We are now concentrating on
many new subjects, like trade and competition and trade and investment,
and it is crucial that all members have a good understanding of these
issues.”
The Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund was created following the
WTO Ministerial Conference in Doha, in November 2001, which launched a
new round of negotiations. In December 2002, the General Council
approved a target amount of CHF 24 million for 2003 for the Doha Trust
Fund. Since 1995, Spain has contributed CHF 372,000 to WTO technical
assistance. |
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