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, improve the implementation of their obligations and enhance the exercise of their membership rights.

“I welcome Norway’s contribution continuous commitment to help developing countries fully benefit from the multilateral trading system,” declared WTO Director General Pascal Lamy.

Norway’s Ambassador Elin Østebø Johansen stated “Norway will continue to support developing countries in better understanding WTO rules, with the aim of expanding their trading activities and making trade a tool for growth, development and poverty reduction”.