MINISTERIAL CONFERENCES
Statements by Members and Observers at the plenary session
The statements below were delivered at the plenary session of the Eleventh Session of the Ministerial Conference (9-13 December 2017). 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.
Statements by Members
- Afghanistan — Statement by H.E. Mr. Humayoon RASAW, Minister of Commerce and Industries
Text Audio/Video - Angola — Statement by S.E. M. Joffre Van-Duném JÚNIOR, Ministre du Commerce
Text Audio/Video - Argentina — Statement by Excmo. Sr. Jorge Marcelo FAURIE, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto
Text Audio/Video - Australia — Statement by Mr. Steven CIOBO, MP, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment
Text Audio/Video - Austria — Statement by Ms. Bernadette GIERLINGER, Vice Minister for Foreign Economic Policy and European Integration
Text Audio/Video - Bahrain, Kingdom of — Statement by H.E. Mr. Zayed Rashid ALZAYANI, Minister of Industry, Commerce, and Tourism
Text Audio/Video - Bangladesh — Statement byH.E. Mr. Tofail AHMED, Minister for Commerce
Text Audio/Video - Barbados — Statement by H.E. Ms. Maxine P.O. MC CLEAN, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Speaking on behalf of the ACP
Text Audio/Video - Belgium — Statement by S.E. M. Geert MUYLLE, Ambassadeur Représentant permanent auprès de l'OMC
Text Audio/Video - Belize — Statement by Mr. Andy SUTHERLAND, Director General for Foreign Trade
Text Audio/Video - Benin — Statement by H.E. Mr. Serge Mahouwedo AHISSOU, Ministre de l'Industrie et du Commerce
Text Audio/Video - Bolivia, Plurinational State of — Statement by Sr. Clarems ENDARA VERA, Viceministro de Comercio Exterior e Integración
Text Audio/Video - Botswana — Statement by H.E. Mr. Vincent Thinah SERETSE, Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video - Brazil — Statement by H.E. Mr. Aloysio NUNES FERREIRA FILHO, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Text Audio/Video - Bulgaria — Statement by H.E. Mr. Emil Lyubenov KARANIKOLOV, Minister of Economy
Text Audio/Video - Burkina Faso — Statement by M. Stéphane Wenceslas SANOU, Ministre du Commerce, de l'Industrie et l'Artisanat
Text Audio/Video - Côte d’Ivoire — Statement by M. Souleymane DIARRASSOUBA, Ministre du Commerce, de l’Artisanat et de la Promotion des PME
Text Audio/Video - Cambodia — Statement by H.E. Mr. Sorasak PAN, Minister of Commerce
Audio/Video - Cameroon — Statement by Mr. Paul BATIBONAK, Director of African Affairs in the Ministry of External Relations
Text Audio/Video - Canada — Statement by H.E. Mr. François-Philippe CHAMPAGNE, Minister of International Trade
Text Audio/Video - Chad — Statement by M. Guetimbaye Abel MBAIKOMBE, Secrétaire Général Adjoint
Audio/Video - Chile — Statement by Excmo. Sr. Heraldo MUÑOZ, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores
Text Audio/Video - China — Statement by Dr Shan ZHONG, Minister of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China
Text Audio/Video - Colombia — Statement by Excma. Sra. María Lorena GUTIÉRREZ, Ministra de Comercio, Industria y Turismo
Text Audio/Video - Costa Rica — Statement by Excmo. Sr. Alexander MORA DELGADO, Ministro de Comercio Exterior
Text Audio/Video - Croatia — Statement by Mr. Tugomir MAJDAK, State Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture
Text Audio/Video - Cuba — Statement by Excmo. Sr. Antonio Luis CARRICARTE CORONA, Viceministro Primero
Text Audio/Video - Czech Republic — Statement by H.E. Mr. Vladimír BÄRTL, Deputy Minister
Text Audio/Video - Democratic Republic of the Congo — Statement by Mme. Eugenie SALEBONGO BASOY, Secrétaire Générale du Commerce
Audio/Video - Denmark — Statement by Mrs. Susanne HYLDELUND, State Secretary
Text Audio/Video - Dominica — Statement by Mr. Ricardo JAMES, Charge d'Affaires
Text Audio/Video - Dominican Republic — Statement by Mr. Hugo Fco. Rivera FERNÁNDEZ, Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs and International Cooperation
Text Audio/Video - Ecuador — Statement by Sr. Pablo CAMPANA, Ministro de Comercio Exterior
Text Audio/Video - Egypt — Statement by H.E. Mr. Tarek KABIL, Minister of Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video - El Salvador — Statement by Excma. Sra. Luz Estrella RODRÍGUEZ, Viceministra de Economía de El Salvador
Text Audio/Video - Estonia — Statement by H.E. Mrs. Urve PALO, Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology
Text Audio/Video - European Union — Statement by Ms. Cecilia MALMSTRÖM, Commissioner for Trade
Text Audio/Video - Finland — Statement by H.E. Mr. Kai Aslak MYKKÄNEN, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development of Finland
Audio/Video - France — Statement by M. Jean-Baptiste LEMOYNE, Secrétaire d'Etat auprès du Ministre de l'Europe et des affaires étrangères
Text Audio/Video - Gambia — Statement by H.E. Dr. Isatou Jarra TOURAY, Minister of Trade, Regional Integration and Employment
Text Audio/Video - Germany — Statement by H.E. Mr. Matthias MACHNIG, Trade Minister
Text Audio/Video - Ghana — Statement by H.E. Mr. Alan John Kwadwo KYEREMATEN, Minister of Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video - Grenada — Statement by H.E. Dr. Patrick ANTOINE, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the WTO
Audio/Video - Guatemala — Statement by Sr. Victor ASTURIAS, Ministro de Economía de Guatemala
Text Audio/Video
Speaking on behalf of the Group of Small, Vulnerable Economies (SVEs)
Text Audio/Video - Guinea — Statement by M. Marc YOMBOUNO, Ministre du Commerce
Text Audio/Video - Guyana — Statement by H.E. Dr. John Ronald Dipchandra FORD, Ambassador Permanent Representative to the WTO
Text Audio/Video - Haiti — Statement by M. Chenet ST-VIL, Coordonnateur général
Text Audio/Video - Honduras — Statement by H.E. Mr. Dacio CASTILLO, Ambassador Permanent Representative to the WTO
Text Audio/Video - Hong Kong, China — Statement by Mr. Edward YAU, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
Text Audio/Video - Hungary — Statement by H.E. Dr. István MIKOLA, Minister of State for Security Policy and International Cooperation
Text Audio/Video - Iceland — Statement by H.E. Mr. Gudlaugur Thór THÓRDARSON, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade
Text Audio/Video - India — Statement by H.E. Mr. Suresh Prabhakar PRABHU, Union Minister for Commerce and Industry
Text Audio/Video - Indonesia — Statement by H.E. Mr. Enggartiasto LUKITA, Minister of Trade
Text Audio/Video - Ireland — Statement by Mr. Pat BREEN, Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Single Market and Data Protection
Text Audio/Video - Israel — Statement by Mr. Ohad COHEN, Trade Commissioner
Text Audio/Video - Italy — Statement by H.E. Mr. Ivan SCALFAROTTO, Secretary of State for Foreign Trade and Foreign Direct Investment Attraction
Text Audio/Video - Jamaica — Statement by Senator the Hon. Kamina Elizabeth JOHNSON SMITH, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
Text Audio/Video - Japan — Statement by H.E. Mr. Hiroshige SEKO, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video - Jordan — Statement by H.E. Ms. Saja MAJALI, Ambassador Permanent Representative to the WTO
Audio/Video - Kazakhstan — Statement by H.E. Mrs. Zhanar AITZHANOVA, Ambassador Permanent Representative to the WTO
Audio/Video - Kenya — Statement by H.E. Ms. Amina Chawahir MOHAMED, Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs
Audio/Video - Korea, Republic of — Statement by Mr. Youngsam KIM, Deputy Minister for Trade and Investment
Text Audio/Video - Kyrgyz Republic — Statement by Mr. Eldar ABAKIROV, Deputy Minister
Audio/Video - Lao People’s Democratic Republic — Statement by H.E. Mrs. Khemmani PHOLSENA, Minister of 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. Tefo, Fabian MAPESELA, Minister of Trade and Industry
Audio/Video - Liberia — Statement by H.E. Mr. Axel ADDY, Minister of Commerce and Industry
Text Audio/Video - Liechtenstein — Statement by H.E. Mr. Peter MATT, Ambassador, Permanent Representative
Text Audio/Video - Lithuania — Statement by Mr. Albinas ZANANAVICIUS, Vice-Minister for European Affairs and Trade
Text Audio/Video - Madagascar — Statement by H.E. Mr. Bary Emmanuel RAFATROLAZA, Secrétaire d'Etat chargé de la Coopération et du Développement
Audio/Video - Malawi — Statement by H.E. Mr. Robert Dufter SALAMA, Ambassador Permanent Representative
Text Audio/Video - Malaysia — Statement by H.E. Mr. J. JAYASIRI, Secretary General of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia
Text Audio/Video - Maldives Audio/Video
- Mali — Statement by S.E. M. Abdel Karim KONATE, Ministre du Commerce, Porte-parole du Gouvernement
Text Audio/Video - Malta — Statement by Dr. Christian CARDONA, Minister for the Economy, Investment and Small Businesses speaking on behalf of the Commonwealth Working Group on Trade and Investment
Audio/Video - Mauritius — Statement by H.E. Mr. Israhyananda DHALLADOO, Ambassador Permanent Representative to the WTO
Text Audio/Video - Mexico — Statement by Excmo. Sr. Ildefonso GUAJARDO VILLARREAL, Secretario de Economía
Text Audio/Video - Moldova, Republic of — Statement by H.E. Mr. Octavian CALMAC, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy and Infrastructure
Text Audio/Video - Mongolia — Statement by H.E. Mr. Tsogtbaatar DAMDIN, Minister for Foreign Affairs
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. Ms. Rakiya EDDARHEM, Secrétaire d’État chargée du Commerce Extérieur
Audio/Video - Myanmar — Statement by H.E. Dr. Than MYINT, Minister for Commerce
Text Audio/Video - Namibia — Statement by Mr. Immanuel NGATJIZEKO, Minister of Industrialization, Trade and SME Development
Text Audio/Video - Nepal — Statement by Hon. Meen Bahadur BISHWAKARMA, Minister of Commerce
Text Audio/Video - Netherlands — Statement by H.E. Mrs. Sigrid KAAG, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
Text Audio/Video - New Zealand — Statement by Hon. David PARKER, Minister for Trade and Export Growth
Audio/Video - Nicaragua — Statement by Excmo. Sr. Orlando SOLÓRZANO DELGADILLO, Ministro de Fomento, Industria y Comercio
Text Audio/Video - Nigeria — Statement by H.E. Dr. Okechukwu ENELAMAH, Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment
Text Audio/Video - Norway — Statement by Ms. Ine Eriksen SØREIDE, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Text Audio/Video - Pakistan — Statement by H.E. Mr. Mohammad Pervaiz MALIK, Minister for Commerce and Textile Industry
Text Audio/Video - Panama — Statement by H.E. Mr. Augusto AROSEMENA, Ministro de Comercio e Industrias
Text Audio/Video - Papua New Guinea — Statement by Honourable Wera MORI, Minister
Text Audio/Video - Paraguay — Statement by Excmo. Sr. Eladio LOIZAGA, Ministro — Canciller Nacional
Text Audio/Video - Peru — Statement by Sr. Eduardo FERREYROS KUPPERS, Ministro de Comercio Exterior y Turismo del Perú
Text Audio/Video - Philippines — Statement by H.E. Mr. Ramon M. LOPEZ, Secretary / Minister, Department of Trade and Industry, Philippines
Text Audio/Video - Poland — Statement by Mr. Lukasz PORAZYNSKI, Director
Text Audio/Video - Portugal — Statement by Mr Paulo FERREIRA, Secretary of State for Trade
Text Audio/Video - Qatar — Statement by H.E. Sheikh Ahmed Bin Jassim AL THANI, Minister of Economy and Commerce of the State of Qatar
Text Audio/Video - Romania — Statement by Mr. Ilan LAUFER, Minister for Business Environment, Commerce and Entrepreneurship
Text Audio/Video - Russian Federation — Statement by Mr. Maksim ORESHKIN, Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Text Audio/Video - Rwanda — Statement by H.E. Mr. Vincent MUNYESHYAKA, Minister of Trade and Industry
Audio/Video - Saint Kitts and Nevis — Statement by Hon. Mr. Lindsay GRANT, Minister of Tourism, International Trade, Industry, Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Audio/Video - Saint Lucia — Statement by Hon. John Bradly FELIX, Minister for Commerce, International Trade, Enterprise Development, Investment and Consumer Affairs
Text Audio/Video
Speaking on behalf of CARICOM
Text Audio/Video - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — Statement by H.E. Sir Louis STRAKER, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Commerce
Audio/Video - Samoa — Statement by Hon. Lautafi Fio Selafi PURCELL, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Labour Speaking on behalf of the Pacific Islands Group
Text Audio/Video - Senegal — Statement by M. Alioune SARR, Ministre du Commerce, de la Consommation, du Secteur Informel et des PME
Text Audio/Video - Sierra Leone — Statement by H.E. Mrs. Yvette Elizabeth STEVENS, Ambassador Permanent Representative to the WTO
Text Audio/Video - Singapore — Statement by H.E. Mr. LIM Hng Kiang, Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade)
Text Audio/Video - Slovak Republic — Statement by H.E. Mr. Peter ŽIGA, Minister of Economy
Text Audio/Video - Slovenia — Statement by H.E. Mr. Zdravko POCIVALŠEK, Minister for Economic Development and Technology
Audio/Video - South Africa — Statement by Dr. Robert Haydn DAVIES, Minister of Trade and Industry
Audio/Video - Spain — Statement by Sra. Maria Luisa PONCELA GARCIA, Secretaria de Estado de Comercio
Text Audio/Video - Sri Lanka — Statement by Mrs. Sheitha SENARATHNA, Additional Secretary
Text Audio/Video - Swaziland — Statement by Hon. Mr. Jabulani Clement MABUZA, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Trade
Text Audio/Video - Sweden — Statement by H.E. Ms. Ann LINDE, Minister for EU Affairs and Trade
Text Audio/Video - Switzerland — Statement by S.E. M. Johann N. SCHNEIDER-AMMANN, Federal Councillor, Head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs
Text Audio/Video - Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu — Statement by H.E. Mr. John Chen-Chung DENG, Chief Trade Representative
Text - Tanzania — Statement by Prof. Elisante Gabriel LAIZER, Permanent Secretary
Text Audio/Video - Thailand — Statement by H.E. Ms. Sunanta KANGVALKULKIJ, Ambassador Permanent Representative to the WTO and WIPO
Text Audio/Video - the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia — Statement by Ms. Sanja ZOGRAFSKA-KRSTESKA, Assistant Director for Multilateral Economic Relations
Text Audio/Video - Togo — Statement by H.E. Ms. Essossimna BALOUKI ÉPSE LEGZIM, Ministre du Commerce et de la Promotion du Secteur Privé
Text Audio/Video - Tunisia — Statement by H.E. Mr. Omar BEHI, Ministre du Commerce
Text Audio/Video - Turkey — Statement by Mr. Fatih METIN, Deputy Minister
Text Audio/Video - Uganda — Statement by H.E. Mrs. Amelia Anne KYAMBADDE, Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives
Audio/Video - Ukraine — Statement by H.E. Mr. Stepan KUBIV, First Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine
Text Audio/Video - United Arab Emirates — Statement by H.E. Mr. Abdulla AL SALEH, Undersecretary for Foreign Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video - United Kingdom — Statement by H.E. Dr. Liam FOX, Secretary of State for International Trade
Text Audio/Video - United States — Statement by Ambassador Robert LIGHTHIZER, United States Trade Representative
Text Audio/Video - Uruguay — Statement by Excmo. Sr. Rodolfo NIN NOVOA, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores
Text Audio/Video - Vanuatu — Statement by Mrs. Roline Lesines TEKON, Acting Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Text Audio/Video - Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of — Statement by Excmo. Sr. José Gregorio VIELMA MORA, Ministro del Poder Popular para Comercio Exterior e Inversiones
Text Audio/Video - Viet Nam — Statement by H.E. Mr. Tran QUOC KHANH, Vice Minister
Text Audio/Video - Yemen — Statement by H.E. Dr. Mohammed Abdulwahid Mohammed AL MAITAMI, Minister of Industry and Trade
Audio/Video - Zambia — Statement by H.E. Mrs. Kayula SIAME, Permanent Secretary of Commerce, Trade and Industry
Text Audio/Video - Zimbabwe — Statement by H.E. Mr. Taonga MUSHAYAVANHU, Ambassador Permanent Representative to the WTO
Text Audio/Video
Statements by observer governments
- Algeria (Observer) — Statement by H.E. Mr. Benaouda HAMEL, Ambassadeur
Text Audio/Video - Belarus (Observer) — Statement by H.E. Mr. Andrei YEUDACHENKA, First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus
Text Audio/Video - Comoros (Observer) — Statement by H.E. M. Sultan CHOUZOUR, Ambassadeur, Représentant Permanent de l'Union des Comores à Genève
Text Audio/Video - Ethiopia (Observer) — Statement by H.E. Dr. Bekele Bulado BUKANA, Minister of Trade
Text Audio/Video - Holy See (Observer) — Statement by S.E. M. Ivan JURKOVIC, Nonce apostolique Observateur permanent auprès de l'OMC
Text Audio/Video - Iran (Observer) — Statement by Mr. Mirhadi SEYEDI, Deputy for Export Market Development of Trade Promotion Organization, Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade
Text Audio/Video - Lebanese Republic (Observer) — Statement by Dr. George EL JALLAD, Chargé d'Affaires
Audio/Video - Serbia (Observer) — Statement by Excma. Sra. Jela BACOVIC, Embajador
Audio/Video - Somalia (Observer) — Statement by H.E. Ms. Khadra Ahmed DUALEH, Minister of Commerce and Industry
Text Audio/Video - Sudan (Observer) — Statement by H.E. Mr. Hatim ELSIR ALI SIKAINJO, Minister of Trade
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Other observers
- Palestine (Observer) — Statement by H.E. Mrs. Abeer ODEH, Minister of National Economy
Text Audio/Video - South Sudan (Observer) — Statement by H.E Akech Chol AHOU AYOK, Deputy Permanent Representative at the Permanent Mission of South Sudan to the UNOG
Text Audio/Video - International Trade Centre (ITC) (Observer) — Statement by Ms. Arancha GONZÁLEZ, Executive Director
Text Audio/Video - World Bank (WB) (Observer) — Statement by Mrs. Anabel GONZALEZ, Senior Director
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