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A first donation of EUR170,000 (about CHF270,000) will be offered to the
Doha
Development Agenda Global Trust Fund. This donation will finance technical
assistance programmes and training activities for developing and least developed
countries. The aim is to better adapt their practices and laws to WTO rules and
disciplines, improve the implementation of their obligations and enhance the
exercise of their membership rights.
A second donation of EUR100,000 (about CHF159,000) will be offered to the
Standards and Trade Development Facility. The objective is to assist developing
countries in improving compliance with international sanitary and phytosanitary
standards which must be met for certain products to be exported.
A third donation of EUR30,000 (about CHF48,000) will be offered to the
Preservation and Enhanced Dissemination of GATT/WTO Documents Trust Fund. The
objective is to safeguard GATT/WTO documents in electronic formats.
“I welcome Italy’s donations to the WTO trust funds. These contributions will
allow developing countries to expand their markets mainly through our technical
assistance programmes and to comply with international standards which is also a
major step in securing market access. These donations will also enable all
members to have access to the history of this organisation” declared WTO
Director General Pascal Lamy.
Italy’s Ambassador Giovanni Caracciolo Di Vietri stated “Italy has continuously
engaged in proactively supporting the WTO’s technical assistance programmes,
allowing developing countries to make full use of the multilateral trading
system. Today’s donations are a concrete illustration of our constant commitment
to the WTO.”
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