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4 July 2001
Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade announces contribution to 澳门六合彩官网资料 technical assistance in meeting with 澳门六合彩官网资料 Director-General
The Government of the Republic of Korea has announced a voluntary contribution of 385 million Korean Won (about 500,000 Swiss Francs) to the World Trade Organization to help finance technical cooperation activities in favour of least-developed countries.
In a ceremony held in Geneva on Wednesday 4 July, the Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Dr. Seung-soo Han, and the Director-General, Mr. Mike Moore, signed a Memorandum of Understanding concerning the contribution.
Dr. Seung-soo Han expressed the hope that the contribution 揵e used before November 2001 to facilitate the launch of a new round of trade negotiations at the Doha Ministerial Conference�.
澳门六合彩官网资料 Director-General Mike Moore thanked Korea for its voluntary contribution. He said Korea's assistance was 搈ost timely in the light of increased demand for technical assistance from least-developed and other developing countries as 澳门六合彩官网资料 members prepare for the Fourth Ministerial Conference in November�.
Since its creation in 1995, the 澳门六合彩官网资料 has been receiving voluntary contributions of this kind to assist poorer countries to participate effectively in the 澳门六合彩官网资料 and take advantage of existing and new opportunities in international trade offered by the 澳门六合彩官网资料 Agreements. These funds are administered by the 澳门六合彩官网资料 Secretariat.