°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ NEWS: 2004 NEWS ITEMS
2 April 2004
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ TRAINING COURSES
56 developing countries' representatives complete their three-month training at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
Government officials from 56 countries attended on Friday 2 April the closing ceremony marking the conclusion of the 27th and 28th °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Trade Policy Courses (TPC), which were held in parallel at the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Headquarters from 12 January to 2 April 2004. Dr. Kipkorir Aly Rana, Deputy Director-General of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ, chaired the ceremony.
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During three months, the participants have been immersed in the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ work and had the opportunity to learn in a theoretical and practical way the functioning of the organization. Participating officials became acquainted, through lectures, debates, attendance of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ meetings and simulation exercises, with virtually all the issues dealt with in the framework of the organization. Visits to other international organizations located in Geneva allowed participants to become acquainted with trade-related aspects of their work. Switzerland hosted a visit to Bern where contacts were made with government officials in charge of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ and development issues. Participants had also the opportunity to exchange views and opinions with some economic actors, in particular during their visit to Nestlé, and with delegates based in Geneva and representatives of various NGOs, on the occasion of two round-tables.
Dr. Rana congratulated the two groups for completing the demanding training programme. He praised the dedication of the participants and expressed the hope that this experience will bear its fruits for the fifty-six States and Customs territories which benefited from it.
On behalf of the 27th TPC, Mr. Tarek Ben Youssef, from Tunisia, expressed "the gratitude and the high appreciation of the participants to the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Senior Management , its competent staff, and to the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Members for their indispensable support and commitment for making this undertaking a stimulating and successful experience". Mr. Ben Youssef underlined that "through the exposure to the functioning and procedures of the multilateral trade system, a better understanding of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ agreements and the acquired knowledge and competences, (the participants) could contribute, in the different responsibilities they will assume in the short and medium term, to reinforcing their respective country's active and efficient participation in the Multilateral Trading System".
Before the participants received their diplomas from the hands of Dr. Rana, and on behalf of 28th TPC, Mr. Norberto Martinez Leon, from Colombia, stated that "there is a good reason why one calls these ceremonies commencement exercises. Graduation is not an end; it is a beginning. After twelve weeks here at the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ, after many lectures, meetings, negotiations, and sometimes even very heated discussions, we (the participants) go back to our respective countries to a new beginning ... taking back what we have learned and what we have experienced, and utilizing it to promote our countries' respective interests, and all this within a rules based system that we ought to preserve for the benefit of us all". Mr. Martinez also stressed that "participants from fifty-six different nationalities represented had come to realize that they have in common more than what set them and their respective countries apart."
The 56 participants come from developing and least-developed countries, as
well as transition economies and countries in the process of accession to
the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ.
The 27th and 28th TPC were held in English. Two additional 3-month TPCs will
be organized this year in Geneva, one in French and the other one in
Spanish. Several other specialized courses will complement the training
activities conducted by the Institute for Training and Technical
Co-operation at the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Headquarters this year. In parallel with the
Geneva-based training activities four three-month Regional Trade Policy
Courses are also being organized in the field this year in co-operation with
local and regional partner institutions.
Lists of the participants back to top
27th Trade Policy Course
Armenia | Mr. Mher SAHAKYAN |
Barbados | Mrs. Emalene MARCUS |
Bhutan | Mr. Yeshey DORJI |
Brazil | Mr. Marcelo Silva PONTES |
Cambodia | Mr. Vothana IN |
Cyprus | Miss Chloe KOLA |
Egypt | Mr. Seif Alla KANDEEL |
El Salvador | Miss Katia CARBALLO |
Eritrea | Mr. Mohamediman Abdu MOHAMEDIMAN |
China | Miss Sau Hang Peggy LAW, Hong Kong |
Kazakhstan | Ms. Nailya Kaliakbarovna ABDIMOLDAYEVA |
Latvia | Mrs. Inguna BERKE |
Lebanon | Miss Maya ABOU ZAHR |
Macao, China | Mrs. Mei Fong LEONG |
Namibia | Mr. Ndatunga Tuutaleni HASHOONGO |
Nepal | Mr. Himal THAPA |
Nigeria | Mr. Ibrahim AHMED AKOPARI |
Philippines | Mr. Salvador M. BUBAN |
Romania | Mrs. Mihaela GAVRILESCU |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Miss Deidré DANIEL |
Sudan | Mr. Mutasim Makawi MOHAMED ALI |
Swaziland | Mr. Phesheya Mfundo MALAZA |
Tajikistan | Mr. Anvar Abdoukhalilovich IBRAGIMOV |
Tonga | Mr. Abaither AHO |
Tunisia | Mr. Tarek BEN YOUSSEF |
Uganda | Mr. Emmanuel MUTAHUNGA |
United Arab Emirates | Mr. Jumah ALKAIT |
Vietnam | Mrs. Thuy Linh TRUONG |
Zambia | Miss Viola CHIPERE |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Secretariat | Mr. Djama Ali |
28th Trade Policy Course
Azerbaijan | Mr. Anar KARIMOV |
Bahrain | Mr. Yusuf DASHTI |
Colombia | Mr. Norberto MARTINEZ LEON |
Estonia | Mr. Arti ALBERT |
Guyana | Mr. Roger William ROGERS |
Jamaica | Miss Carol Angella LEE |
Kiribati | Mr. Rota ONORIO |
Lesotho | Miss Likonelo LEBONE |
Lithuania | Mr. Donatas TAMULAITIS |
Malawi | Mrs. Charity Priscilla LONJE MUSONZO |
Maldives | Miss Shaeen RASHEED |
Moldova | Miss Ineta PANURCO |
Mongolia | Mr. Gunaajav BATJARGAL |
Morocco | Miss Amal NHAMI |
Myanmar | Mr. Aung U AUNG SOE THEIN |
Oman | Mr. Mohamed Salem AL HINAI |
Rwanda | Mr. Olivier NDABIKUNZE |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Mr. Nathaniel WILLIAMS |
Seychelles | Miss Francoise BARRA |
Solomon Islands | Mr. Jack O'OI |
Sri Lanka | Miss Upekkha SAMARATUNGA |
Chinese Taipei | Mrs. I-Jen Carrie WU |
United Rep. of Tanzania | Mrs. Jacqueline MALEKO |
Uzbekistan | Mr. Askar MIRSAIDOV |
Vanuatu | Mr. Johnny George KOANAPO |
Yemen | Mr. Kamal Sultan AL KHAMERI |