Plan
of Meetings
Monday,
18 May
11:00-12:00
Palais
des Nations (UN) Inaugural Session:
Call to order and Address by
H.E. Mr. Pascal Couchepin,
Federal Councillor,
Head of the Federal Department of Public
Economy
of Switzerland
Adoption
of Agenda
Agreement on organization of work
Statement
by H.E. Mr. John Weekes,
Chairman of the General Council on the Report of the
General Council
Statement
by Mr. Renato Ruggiero, WTO Director-General, on
developments in the international trading system, and
on the outcome and follow-up of the High Level
Meeting on Least-Developed Countries
15:00-18:00
Agenda
Item 1: Overview of Activities of the WTO
Discussions
among Ministers on Implementation of
WTO
Agreements1
at the WTO (closed meeting)
19:25
Address
by US President William J. Clinton on the
Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary - UN
Tuesday
19 May
14:30 - 17:30
Palais
des Nations (UN)
50th
Anniversary Commemoration
Statements by Heads of State and Government
(programme may begin in the morning)
19:00
Reception
for all Conference participants, journalists and
representatives of NGOs offered by the Swiss
authorities at the Musée de L'Automobile (near
Cointrin airport - departure by bus)
Wednesday
20 May
10:00 - 13:00
Agenda
Item 1: Overview of Activities of the WTO
Discussions
among Ministers on Future Activities of the WTO
at the WTO (closed meeting)
15:00
- 18:00
Palais
des Nations (UN)
Agenda
Item 2: Action by Ministers
Agenda Item 3: Date and venue of the next
session of the Ministerial Conference
Agenda Item 4: Election of Officers
Closure
of the Ministerial Conference
18:00
Salle
XVI (UN)
Closing Press Conference by WTO Director General
Renato Ruggiero, Pascal Couchepin, Federal
Councillor, Head of the Federal Department of Public
Economy of Switzerland and H.E. John Weekes, Chairman
of the WTO's General Council
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