http://www.wto.org World Trade Organization — Podcasting service http://www.wto.org/images/podcast_logo_144x144pxls.gif http://www.wto.org 15 WTO WTO webmaster@wto.org clean World Trade Organization, WTO, Pascal Lamy, Doha Development Agenda, DDA Wed, 15 May 2013 16:12:54 GMT Wed, 15 May 2013 16:12:54 GMT en-us Copyright 2013 WTO General Council appoints Azevêdo as next Director-General, Lamy pledges smooth transition At a special meeting on 14 May 2013, the General Council approved the appointment of Ambassador Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo (Brazil) as the next Director-General of the WTO. He begins his term of office on 1 September 2013. Director-General Pascal Lamy pledged to work closely with Ambassador Azevêdo in ensuring a smooth transition. http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news13_e/gc_14may13_e.htm Tue, 14 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT WTO clean http://www.wto.org/audio/2013_05_14_gc_bashir_stat.mp3 General Council appoints Azevêdo as next Director-General, Lamy pledges smooth transition At a special meeting on 14 May 2013, the General Council approved the appointment of Ambassador Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo (Brazil) as the next Director-General of the WTO. He begins his term of office on 1 September 2013. Director-General Pascal Lamy pledged to work closely with Ambassador Azevêdo in ensuring a smooth transition. http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news13_e/gc_14may13_e.htm Tue, 14 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT WTO clean http://www.wto.org/audio/2013_05_14_gc_lamy_stat.mp3 General Council appoints Azevêdo as next Director-General, Lamy pledges smooth transition At a special meeting on 14 May 2013, the General Council approved the appointment of Ambassador Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo (Brazil) as the next Director-General of the WTO. He begins his term of office on 1 September 2013. Director-General Pascal Lamy pledged to work closely with Ambassador Azevêdo in ensuring a smooth transition. http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news13_e/gc_14may13_e.htm Tue, 14 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT WTO clean http://www.wto.org/audio/2013_05_14_gc_azevedo_stat.mp3 Trade Policy Review: Macao, China The fourth review of the trade policies and practices of Macao, China takes place on 13 and 15 May 2013. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by Government of Macao, China. http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tpr_e/tp381_e.htm Mon, 13 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT WTO clean http://www.wto.org/audio/tp381.mp3 Troika recommends Carvalho de Azevêdo to be the next WTO Director-General At an informal meeting of the Heads of Delegation on 8 May 2013, the three facilitators in the process of selecting the next WTO Director-General recommended Ambassador Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo (Brazil) as the candidate who can gain consensus approval of WTO members. The facilitators suggested that members approve Amb. Azevêdo as Director-General at the General Council meeting on 14 May 2013. http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news13_e/gc_rpt_08may13_e.htm Wed, 08 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT WTO clean http://www.wto.org/audio/2013_05_08_gc_bashir.mp3 Lamy calls for dialogue on trade and energy in the WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy, in a speech to the Workshop on the Role of Intergovernmental Agreements in Energy Policy organized by the Energy Charter Secretariat on 29 April 2013 at the WTO, said “what is sorely lacking in the current WTO context is a constructive and forward-looking discussion among members on the rapidly expanding trade and energy interface.” He added that “such discussion is a pre-requisite to build up the necessary consensus on the WTO’s future role in global energy governance.” http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/sppl_e/sppl279_e.htm Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:00:00 GMT WTO clean http://www.wto.org/audio/wks24042013_dgpl.mp3