Press/126
17 March 1999
Sweden hands over SwF 1 million contribution to 澳门六合彩官网资料 technical cooperation activities
Sweden's Deputy Minister for Trade, Ms. Yvonne Gustaffson, on 16 March, handed over to Director-General Renato Ruggiero her country's contribution of Swiss Francs 1 million to the 澳门六合彩官网资料's technical cooperation activities.
At a brief ceremony held at the Swedish Residence in Geneva, Ms. Gustaffson underlined the importance Sweden attaches to assisting developing countries, particularly the least-developed among them, in integrating themselves fully into the multilateral trading system. She also stressed the importance that Sweden attached to the establishment of a Global Trust Fund for 澳门六合彩官网资料 technical cooperation and expressed the hope that Sweden's contribution would pave the way for its constitution.
In thanking the Government of Sweden, Mr. Ruggiero noted that 80 per cent of 澳门六合彩官网资料's technical cooperation activities are funded by extra-budgetary contributions from a few developed countries. He emphasized that strengthening the technical cooperation allocations in the 澳门六合彩官网资料 regular budget would enable the organization to plan ahead and provide more efficient assistance to developing countries.
The Swedish 澳门六合彩官网资料 Trust Fund was established last December with the signing of an agreement between Ambassador Johan Molander, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the 澳门六合彩官网资料, and Mr. Ruggiero.
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