WTO: 2006 NEWS ITEMS
22 May 2006
WTO TRAINING COURSES
WTO Specialized Course: “Negotiating trade agreements: from theory to practice”
Twenty-five government officials from developing
countries, least-developed countries and economies in transition had the
opportunity to strengthen their negotiation skills and knowledge on the
occasion of a two-week WTO Specialized Course on Trade Negotiations which
took place from
8 — 19 May 2006 in Geneva. This fifth course of its kind was organized by
the WTO Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation (ITTC).
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This activity falls into the mandate of the WTO Secretariat to
provide the developing countries with enhanced negotiation skills
development and training opportunities and constitutes an integral part of
the 2006 programme of the ITTC. The main objective of this course is to give
the participants basic factual and analytical tools to handle negotiation
processes, in particular within the context of the ongoing negotiations held
in the context of the “Doha Development Agenda”.
During the first week, the participants were introduced to the multilateral
trading system and the theory of negotiations. Several sessions were devoted
to examining factual and analytical elements to handle negotiations, with a
particular focus on processes and techniques used in the evolving context of
the multilateral trading system (both under the GATT and the WTO). Taking
into account the importance of good communication in negotiations, one day
was devoted to communication techniques. An update on current negotiations
under the Doha Development Agenda was provided at the end of the first week.
Participants were actively involved in interactive training sessions.
Moreover, in preparation for the second week, participants had to undertake
some preparatory work in the context of the Trade Negotiations Simulation
Exercise (TNSE).
During the second week, participants engaged in the TNSE. They were assigned
different roles and given tasks to conduct during a mock negotiation on
tariff reduction and the drafting of multilateral disciplines on non-tariff
measures. This involved, under the supervision of the trainers, a great deal
of individual effort, team work and initiative from the participants.
On Friday, participants and trainers held an overall evaluation session,
discussing together the lessons learnt during the entire programme.
List of the participants back to top
Afghanistan |
Mr. Mohammad Ayub KHURRAMI |
Albania |
Mrs. Alketa VEJSELI |
Antigua & Barbuda |
Miss Valique J. GOMES |
Armenia |
Mr. Artur MAYSURYAN |
Bangladesh |
Mrs. Sharifa KHAN |
Belize |
Mr. Luis SALAZAR |
Botswana |
Mrs. Gemma MASONYA |
Israel |
Ms Yifat INBAR |
Kuwait |
Mr. Mohammed Gohloum AL-AWADI |
Lebanon |
Mrs. Mahasin RAHHAL |
Maldives |
Mr. Yusuf RIZA |
Mongolia |
Mr. Dagve BATMUNKH |
Montenegro |
Mr. Veselin KOVAČ |
Nepal |
Mr. Krishna Prasad ACHARYA |
Nigeria |
Mr. Yemi Nasiru OBAFEMI |
Saint Kitts & Nevis |
Miss Ghislaine WILLIAMS |
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines |
Mr. Omari Seitu WILLIAMS |
Samoa |
Mr. Ioane Moreli ALAMA |
Seychelles |
Mr. Naddy Hubert MARIE |
South Africa |
Ms Solvinah NOMBINI MATHYE |
Sudan |
Mr. Khalil Basha SAYRIN |
Uruguay |
Mrs. Victoria FRANCOLINO SLEPAK |
Vanuatu |
Mr. Timothy Williams SISI |
Zambia |
Mr. Humphrey MWEETE KATOTOKA |
Zimbabwe |
Mrs. Beatrice MUTETWA |