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Statements by Members and observers at the plenary session

The statements below were delivered at the plenary session of the Tenth Session of the Ministerial Conference (15-18 December 2015). They are published “as received” by the Secretariat, in the original language. Official versions and translations will be made available in due course. The official documents will be found in the Documents Online box in the right-hand column.

Members: A-D  E-H I-L M-P Q-T U-Z
Observers: A-H  I-P  Q-Z

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Statements by Members

Albania
Angola
Statement by H.E. Dr Rosa PACAVIRA DE MATOS
Minister for Trade
> Text >  Audio/Video
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Statement by H.E. Mr Alberto Pedro D'ALOTTO
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Argentina
> Text >  Audio/Video
Armenia
Australia
Statement by Hon Andrew ROBB, A.O. M.P.
Minister for Trade and Investment
> Text >  Audio/Video
Austria
Statement by Ms Bernadette GIERLINGER
Vice-Minister
> Text >  Audio/Video
Kingdom of Bahrain
Statement by HE Mr. Zayed bin Rashid Alzayani Minister of Industry, Commerce, and Tourism
> Text >  Audio/Video
Bangladesh
Statement by H. E. Mr. Tofail AHMED, MP
Minister for Commerce On behalf of Least-Developed countries
> Text >  Audio/Video
Barbados
Statement by Hon Ms Maxine MCCLEAN
Senator the Hon Maxine MCCLEAN
> Text >  Audio/Video
Belgium
Statement by H.E. Mr Bertrand DE CROMBRUGGHE
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Belgium
> Text >  Audio/Video
Belize
Benin
Statement by H.E. Mr Pocoun Damè KOMBIENOU
Ministre de l'Industrie et du Commerce
> Text >  Audio/Video
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Statement by Mr Walter ENDARA
Viceministro de Comercio Exterior
> Text >  Audio/Video
Botswana
Statement by Hon Vincent T. Seretse
Minister for Trade and Industry
> Text >  Audio/Video
Brazil
>  Audio/Video
Brunei Darussalam
Statement by Delegation of Brunei Darussalam
> Text
Burkina Faso
Statement by Mr Nazaire PARE
Directeur Général de l'Industrie, du Commerce et de l'Artisanat
> Text >  Audio/Video
Burundi
Statement by H.E. Ms Pelate NIYONKURU
Minister of trade, Industry and Tourism
> Text >  Audio/Video
Cabo Verde
Statement by H.E. Mr José Luís MONTEIRO
Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the WTO
> Text >  Audio/Video
Cambodia
>  Audio/Video
Cameroon
Canada
>  Audio/Video
Central African Republic
>  Audio/Video
Chad
Statement by H.E. Mr Aziz Mahamat SALEH
Ministre de l’Economie, du Commerce et du Développement Touristique du Tchad
(Circulated on behalf of Cotton 4)
> Text >  Audio/Video
Chile
Statement by Mr Andres REBOLLEDO SMITMANS
Vice-Minister for Trade
> Text >  Audio/Video
China
>  Audio/Video
Colombia
Statement by H.E. Mr Gabriel DUQUE
Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the WTO
> Text >  Audio/Video
Congo
Statement by H.E.Mr Luc-Joseph OKIO
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Congo
> Text >  Audio/Video
Costa Rica
Statement by H.E. Mr Alexander MORA
Ministro de Comercio Exterior
> Text >  Audio/Video
Côte d’Ivoire
Statement by H.E. Mr Jean-Louis BILLON
Ministre du Commerce, de l'Artisanat et de la Promotion des PME
> Text >  Audio/Video
Croatia
>  Audio/Video
Cuba
Statement by H.E. Mrs Ileana NUÑEZ MORDOCHE
Viceministra
> Text >  Audio/Video
Cyprus
Statement by H.E. Mr Georgios LAKKOTRYPIS
Minister for Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism
> Text >  Audio/Video
Czech Republic
Statement by H.E. Mr Vladimír BÄRTL
Vice-Minister
> Text >  Audio/Video
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Statement by H.E. Mrs Nefertiti NGUDIANZA BAYOKISA KISULA
Ministre du Commerce
> Text >  Audio/Video
Denmark
Statement by Mr Lars THUESEN
State Secretary for Trade and Strategy
> Text >  Audio/Video
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Statement by H.E. Mr Luis Manuel PIANTINI
Ambassador
> Text >  Audio/Video
Ecuador
Statement by H.E. Mr Alejandro DAVALOS
Viceministro de Negociaciones, Integración y Defensa Comercial
> Text >  Audio/Video
Egypt
Statement by H.E. Mr Tarek KABIL
Minister for Trade and Industry
> Text >  Audio/Video
El Salvador
Statement by H.E. Mr Francisco Alberto LIMA MENA
Ambassador
> Text >  Audio/Video
Estonia
Statement by H.E. Ms Liisa OVIIR
Minister of Entrepreneurship of the Republic of Estonia
> Text >  Audio/Video
European Union (formerly EC)
Statement by H.E. Mrs Cecilia MALMSTRÖM
European Commissioner for Trade
> Text >  Audio/Video
Fiji
Statement by H.E. Mr Faiyaz KOYA
Minister for Industry Trade and Tourism
> Text >  Audio/Video
Finland
Statement by H.E. Mrs Lenita TOIVAKKA
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development
> Text >  Audio/Video
France
Statement by Mr Matthias FEKL
Secrétaire d’État au commerce extérieur, à la promotion du tourisme et des Français de l’étranger
> Text >  Audio/Video
Gabon
The Gambia
Statement by H.E. Mr Abdoulie JOBE
Minister of Trade, Industry, and Regional integration and Employment
> Text >  Audio/Video
Georgia
>  Audio/Video
Germany
Statement by Mr Matthias MACHNIG
State Secretary
> Text >  Audio/Video
Ghana
Statement by Hon. Ekwow SPIO-GARBRAH
Minister for Trade and Industry
> Text >  Audio/Video
Greece
Grenada
Statement by H.E. Mr Patrick Alphonsus ANTOINE
Ambassador to the WTO
> Text >  Audio/Video
Guatemala
Statement by H.E. Mrs María Luisa FLORES VILLAGRÁN
Viceministra de Integración y Comercio Exterior
> Text >  Audio/Video
Guinea
Statement by H.E. Mr Marc YOMBOUNO
Ministre du Commerce
> Text >  Audio/Video
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Statement by S.E.M. Jude Hervey DAY, Ministre du Commerce et de l’Industrie d’Haïti
> Text > Audio/Video
Honduras
Hong Kong, China
Statement by Ms Irene YOUNG
Permanent Representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China to the WTO
> Text >  Audio/Video
Hungary
Statement by H.E. Mr István MIKOLA
Minister of State for Security Policy and International Cooperation
> Text >  Audio/Video
Iceland
Statement by H.E. Mr Martin EYJÓLFSSON
Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the WTO
> Text >  Audio/Video
India
Statement by H.E. Mrs Nirmala SITHARAMAN
Minister of State for Commerce and Industry
> Text >  Audio/Video
Indonesia
Statement by H.E. Mr Thomas T. LEMBONG
Minister for Trade
> Text >  Audio/Video
Ireland
Statement by H.E. Mr Damien ENGLISH
Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation
> Text >  Audio/Video
Israel
Statement by Mr Ohad COHEN
Head of the Foreign Trade Administration (FTA)
> Text >  Audio/Video
Italy
Statement by H.E. Mr Carlo CALENDA
Vice-Minister for Economic Development
> Text >  Audio/Video
Jamaica
Statement by Hon. Arnold J. NICHOLSON
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
> Text >  Audio/Video
Japan
Statement by H.E. Mr. Moto o Hayashi
Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry
> Text >  Audio/Video
Jordan
>  Audio/Video
Kazakhstan
Statement by H.E. Mrs Zhanar AITZHANOVA
Minister of Economic Integration
> Text >  Audio/Video
Kenya
>  Audio/Video
Korea, Republic of
Statement by HE Mr Jaedo Moon
Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy
> Text >  Audio/Video
Kuwait, the State of
Kyrgyz Republic
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Statement by H.E. Mrs Khemmani PHOLSENA
Minister for Industry and Commerce
> Text >  Audio/Video
Latvia
Statement by H.E. Mr Edgars RINKEVICS
Minister of Foreign Affairs
> Text >  Audio/Video
Lesotho
Statement by Hon. Joshua SETIPA
Hon. Joshua SETIPA
> Text >  Audio/Video
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Statement by Mr Raimundas KAROBLIS
Vice-Minister
> Text >  Audio/Video
Luxembourg
Macao, China
Madagascar
Statement by H.E. Mr Henri RABESAHALA
Minister of Commerce and Consumers' Affairs
> Text >  Audio/Video
Malawi
Statement by Hon. Joseph MWANAMVEKHA
Minister for Industry and Trade
> Text >  Audio/Video
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Statement by Hon. Etienne SINATAMBOU
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade
> Text >  Audio/Video
Mexico
Statement by H.E. Mr Ildefonso GUAJARDO VILLARREAL
Secretario de Economía
> Text >  Audio/Video
Moldova, Republic of
Mongolia
Statement by H.E. Mr Vaanchig PUREVDORJ
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of Mongolia
> Text >  Audio/Video
Montenegro
Statement by H.E. Ms Zorica MARIC DJORDJEVIC
Ambassador, Permanent Representative, to the WTO
> Text >  Audio/Video
Morocco
Statement by H.E. Mr Mohammed ABBOU
Ministre du Commerce Extérieur
> Text >  Audio/Video
Mozambique
Statement by Mr. Ernesto Max Elias TONELA
Minister for Industry and Trade
> Text >  Audio/Video
Myanmar
Statement by H.E. Mr Win MYINT
Minister for Commerce
> Text >  Audio/Video
Namibia
Statement by Hon Carl Hermann Gustav SCHLETTWEIN Mnister of Finance
> Text >  Audio/Video
Nepal
Statement by the Hon. Minister for Commerce and Supplies of Nepal Mr. Ganesh Man Pun
> Text >  Audio/Video
Netherlands
Statement by H.E. Ms Liliane PLOUMEN,
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
> Text >  Audio/Video
New Zealand
Statement by Hon Todd MCCLAY
Minister of Trade
> Text >  Audio/Video
Nicaragua
Statement by H.E. Mr Hernan Estrada ROMAN
Ambassador to the WTO
> Text >  Audio/Video
Niger
Statement by H.E. Mr Alma OUMAROU
Ministre du Commerce
> Text >  Audio/Video
Nigeria
Statement by Hon. Okechukwu Enyinna ENELAMAH
Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment
> Text >  Audio/Video
Norway
Statement by H.E. Mr Børge BRENDE
Minister for Foreign Affairs
> Text >  Audio/Video
Oman
Pakistan
Statement by H.E. Mr Khurram Dastgir KHAN
Federal Minister for Commerce
> Text >  Audio/Video
Panama
Statement by H.E. Mr Alfredo SUESCUM
Ambassador
> Text >  Audio/Video
Papua New Guinea
>  Audio/Video
Paraguay
Statement by H.E. Mr Juan Esteban AGUIRRE
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Paraguay to the WTO
> Text >  Audio/Video
Peru
>  Audio/Video
Philippines
Statement by H.E. Mr Gregory DOMINGO
Secretary of Trade and Industry
> Text >  Audio/Video
Poland
Statement by Mr Mieczyslaw NOGAJ
Director of Trade Policy Department
> Text >  Audio/Video
Portugal
Statement by H.E. Mr Manuel CALDEIRA CABRAL
Minister of the Economy
> Text >  Audio/Video
Qatar
Statement by H.E. Mr. Sultan bin Rashid AL-KHATER
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce
> Text >  Audio/Video
Romania
Statement by Mr. Vlad VASILIU
State Secretary
> Text >  Audio/Video
Russian Federation
Statement by H.E. Mr Alexey ULYUKAEV
Minister of Economic Development
> Text >  Audio/Video
Rwanda
>  Audio/Video
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Statement by Hon. Mene SOOALO
Associate Minister of Commerce, Industry and Labour
> Text >  Audio/Video
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
Statement by H.E. Dr. Tawfig ALRABIAH
Minister of Commerce and Industry
> Text >  Audio/Video
Senegal
Statement by H.E. Alioune SARR
Ministre du Commerce, du Secteur Informel, de la Consommation, de la Promotion des Produits Locaux et des PME
> Text >  Audio/Video
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Statement by H.E. Ms Mabinty DARAMY
Minister
> Text >  Audio/Video
Singapore
Statement by H.E. Mr. LIM Hng Kiang
Minister for Trade and Industry
> Text >  Audio/Video
Slovak Republic
Statement by Peter Brno, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Slovak Republic
> Text >  Audio/Video
Slovenia
>  Audio/Video
Solomon Islands
Statement by H.E. Mr Moses Kouni MOSE
Solomon Islands Ambassador to the WTO and the EU
> Text >  Audio/Video
South Africa
Statement by Hon. Dr Rob DAVIES
Minister of Trade and Industry
> Text >  Audio/Video
Spain
Statement by Mr Jaime GARCIA-LEGAZ
Secretary of State for Trade
> Text >  Audio/Video
Sri Lanka
Statement by Hon Rishad BATHIUDEEN
Minister of Industry and Commerce
> Text >  Audio/Video
Suriname
Swaziland
Statement by Hon. Gideon DLAMINI
Minister for Commerce, Industry and Trade
> Text >  Audio/Video
Sweden
Statement by Mr Oscar STENSTRÖM
State Secretary
> Text >  Audio/Video
Switzerland
>  Audio/Video
Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu
Statement by H.E. Mr. John Chen-Chung DENG
Minister for Economic Affairs
> Text >  Audio/Video
Tajikistan
Statement by Mr. Saidrahmon NAZRIEV
First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade
> Text >  Audio/Video
Tanzania
Statement by H.E. Mr Uledi MUSSA
Permanent Secretary
> Text >  Audio/Video
Thailand
Statement by H.E. Mr Winichai CHAEMCHAENG
Vice-Minister for Commerce
> Text >  Audio/Video
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Togo
Tonga
Statement by Hon. Dr Pohiva TU’I’ONETOA
Minister of Commerce and Labour
> Text >  Audio/Video
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Statement by H.E. Mr Ridha LAHOUEL
Ministre du Commerce
> Text >  Audio/Video
Turkey
Statement by H.E. Mr Mustafa ELITAS
Minister of Economy
> Text >  Audio/Video
Uganda
>  Audio/Video
Ukraine
Statement by Mrs. Natalia MYKOLSKA
Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade — Trade Representative
> Text >  Audio/Video
United Arab Emirates
Statement by H.E. Eng. Sultan Bin Saeed Almansoori
Minister of Economy
> Text >  Audio/Video
United Kingdom
Statement by Lord Francis MAUDE
Minister of State for Trade and Investment
> Text >  Audio/Video
United States of America
>  Audio/Video
Uruguay
Statement by H.E. Mr José Luis CANCELA
Sub-Secretario de Relaciones Exteriores del Uruguay
> Text >  Audio/Video
Vanuatu
Statement by Mr Sumbue ANTAS
Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and External Trade
> Text >  Audio/Video
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Statement by H.E. Mr Jhony Balza ARISMENDI
Ambassador of Venezuela in Kenya , Permanent Representative to UNEP-HABITAT in Nairobi
> Text >  Audio/Video
Viet Nam
Statement by Mr Tu Cam NGUYEN
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade
> Text >  Audio/Video
Yemen
Statement by Mr Nagib A. HAMIM
Economic Attache
> Text >  Audio/Video
Zambia
>  Audio/Video
Zimbabwe
Statement by Hon. Michael Chakanaka BIMHA
Minister for Industry and Commerce
> Text >  Audio/Video

Statements by observer governments

Afghanistan
>  Audio/Video
Algeria
>  Audio/Video
Andorra
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
>  Audio/Video
Belarus
>  Audio/Video
Bhutan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Comoros
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
>  Audio/Video
Holy See (Vatican)
Statement by Mr Silvano Maria TOMASI
> Text >  Audio/Video
Iran
Statement by H.E. Mr Mohammad Reza NEMATZADEH
Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade
> Text >  Audio/Video
Iraq
Lebanese Republic
Liberia
Libya
Serbia
>  Audio/Video
Sudan
>  Audio/Video
Syrian Arab Republic
Uzbekistan

Other observers

Palestine
Statement by H.E. Dr Abeer ODEH
Minister of National Economy
> Text >  Audio/Video

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