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Holding of the Seminar on the 「Global Economic Crisis and Future Direction of the Multilateral Trade System」
- Date
- 2009-11-16
- hit
- 1841
1. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade will co-host an open seminar on the “Global
Economic Crisis and Future Direction of the Multilateral Trade System” with the Korea
Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) on November 18 at the Shilla Hotel
(reception hall) in Seoul.
2. At the seminar will be examined the outstanding issues such as the DDA negotiations
for the 7th WTO Ministerial Conference Meeting, which will be held from November 30 to
December 2 in Geneva, Switzerland. Furthermore, in depth discussions will be made on
the roles and challenges of the WTO, including the ways to recover from the global
economic crisis and strengthen the multilateral trade system.
o Specific themes of the seminar: (1) agenda for the 7th WTO Ministerial Conference
Meeting and ways to strengthen the multilateral trade system, (2) prospects and
ways to deal with the DDA negotiations on agriculture and fisheries and (3) role of
the WTO in the recovery of the global economic crisis
※ At the 7th WTO Ministerial Conference Meeting will be discussed the roles and challenges
of the WTO for the mid- to long-term development of the multilateral trade system and the
examination state of the play present situation and the ways for improvement progress of
the DDA negotiations for the mid- to long-term development of the multilateral trade system
3. In particular, this seminar will provide an opportunity for constructive discussions that
generate suggestions for various policies to be made among the public, private and
academic sectors on ways to overcome the global economic crisis by strengthening the
multilateral trade system and on ways to guarantee Korea’s trade benefits in the DDA
negotiations.
Spokesperson and Deputy Minister for Public Relations of MOFAT
Economic Crisis and Future Direction of the Multilateral Trade System” with the Korea
Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) on November 18 at the Shilla Hotel
(reception hall) in Seoul.
2. At the seminar will be examined the outstanding issues such as the DDA negotiations
for the 7th WTO Ministerial Conference Meeting, which will be held from November 30 to
December 2 in Geneva, Switzerland. Furthermore, in depth discussions will be made on
the roles and challenges of the WTO, including the ways to recover from the global
economic crisis and strengthen the multilateral trade system.
o Specific themes of the seminar: (1) agenda for the 7th WTO Ministerial Conference
Meeting and ways to strengthen the multilateral trade system, (2) prospects and
ways to deal with the DDA negotiations on agriculture and fisheries and (3) role of
the WTO in the recovery of the global economic crisis
※ At the 7th WTO Ministerial Conference Meeting will be discussed the roles and challenges
of the WTO for the mid- to long-term development of the multilateral trade system and the
examination state of the play present situation and the ways for improvement progress of
the DDA negotiations for the mid- to long-term development of the multilateral trade system
3. In particular, this seminar will provide an opportunity for constructive discussions that
generate suggestions for various policies to be made among the public, private and
academic sectors on ways to overcome the global economic crisis by strengthening the
multilateral trade system and on ways to guarantee Korea’s trade benefits in the DDA
negotiations.
Spokesperson and Deputy Minister for Public Relations of MOFAT
*unofficial translation