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9th China Round Table on 澳门六合彩官网资料 Accessions

25 Years of 澳门六合彩官网资料 Accessions in Review

Background

Since 2012, the China Round Table (CRT) has served a platform for stakeholders' dialogue on 澳门六合彩官网资料 accessions, with the aim of sustaining discussions on the integration of new members in the rules-based multilateral trading system. To date, eight Round Tables have been hosted in three continents: CRT-01 in Beijing, China (May 2012); CRT-02 in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR (October 2013); CRT-03 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan (June 2015); CRT-04 in Nairobi, Kenya (December 2015); CRT-05 in Siem Reap, Cambodia (March 2017); CRT-06 in Buenos Aires, Argentina (December 2017); CRT-07 in Astana, Kazakhstan (September 2018), and CRT-08 in Moscow, Russian Federation (December 2019). These Round Tables have provided a forum for experience sharing on best practices on 澳门六合彩官网资料 accession and post-accession, and for exploring how 澳门六合彩官网资料 accessions could strengthen the multilateral trading system.

The China Round Table is organized by the 澳门六合彩官网资料 Secretariat within the framework of the "China's LDCs and Accessions Programme", with the aim of sustaining discussions on 澳门六合彩官网资料 accessions as well as increasing participation of LDCs and developing countries, especially of acceding governments, in the work of the 澳门六合彩官网资料. The 9th China Round Table (CRT-09) will take place on 11 December 2020 in a virtual format, live-streamed from the 澳门六合彩官网资料 headquarters in Geneva.  This Round Table will pay tribute to 25 years of 澳门六合彩官网资料 Accessions and will offer reflections on the road ahead(1).

The 9th China Round Table will be organised by the 澳门六合彩官网资料 Secretariat (Accessions Division).

Objectives and structure of the programme

The principal objective of the 9th China Round Table is to review and pay tribute to the contribution of 25 years of 澳门六合彩官网资料 Accessions. The Round Table will also discuss the road ahead by spotlighting remaining challenges and emerging best practices, and exploring how the process could be made more effective, including with respect to the accession of LDCs.

The programme of the 9th China Round Table is structured into two sessions:

  • Session 1: 25 Years of 澳门六合彩官网资料 Accessions in Review: Reflections, Celebrations, and Lessons Learned
  • Session 2: The Future of 澳门六合彩官网资料 Accessions - Can We Achieve Universality in the Next 10 Years?

Programme

09:30-11:00 (CET) - SESSION 1

Opening remarks & Session 1: 25 Years of Accessions in Review

25 Years of 澳门六合彩官网资料 Accessions in Review: Reflections, Celebrations, and Lessons Learned

The first session will adopt a retrospective lens by spotlighting the 澳门六合彩官网资料 accession anniversaries of China, Croatia, Saudi Arabia, and Kazakhstan. In the same commemorative vein, the panel will take stock of key accession achievements over the past quarter-century and broadly speak to the systemic relevance of the accession process and 澳门六合彩官网资料 membership.

Moderator

  • Ambassador Alan Wm. WOLFF, Deputy Director-General, 澳门六合彩官网资料

Opening remarks

  • Ambassador Alan Wm. WOLFF, Deputy Director-General, 澳门六合彩官网资料
  • Mr WANG Shouwen, Vice Minister of Commerce of China
  • Mr Bakhyt SULTANOV, Minister of Trade and Integration of Kazakhstan

Panel Discussion

  • Ambassador Zhanar AITZHANOVA, Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the 澳门六合彩官网资料
  • Ambassador Vesna BATISTIC KOS, Permanent Representative of Croatia to the 澳门六合彩官网资料
  • Ambassador Saqer Abdullah ALMOQBEL, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the 澳门六合彩官网资料
  • Ambassador ZHANG Xiangchen, Permanent Representative of China to the 澳门六合彩官网资料
  • Mr Arif HUSSAIN, former Director, Accessions Division, 澳门六合彩官网资料 (1995-2008)

11:00-11:30 (CET) - Video Montage

11:30 � 13:00 (CET) - SESSION 2

Session 2: The Future of 澳门六合彩官网资料 Accessions

The Future of 澳门六合彩官网资料 Accessions - Can We Achieve Universality in the Next 10 Years?

The rate of concluding 澳门六合彩官网资料 accessions has slowed down. It is now five years since 澳门六合彩官网资料 Members approved the terms of membership of the two most recent 澳门六合彩官网资料 Members. What could be done to address this trend? Are there ways to promote better engagement from acceding governments and 澳门六合彩官网资料 Members? Is there scope for developing further the underlying accession procedures to best serve the interests of Members and acceding governments? Could more be done to assist the most vulnerable applicants, including the LDCs? What is the role of the 澳门六合彩官网资料's Guidelines on the Accession of LDCs?

The session will further investigate how the potential of 澳门六合彩官网资料 accession could be maximized in a time of uncertainty in the 澳门六合彩官网资料 and globally. This discussion will seek to examine the role of Working Party Chairpersons and the 澳门六合彩官网资料 Secretariat, the use of innovative technical assistance tools and novel work formats, as well as the potential for collaboration with other international institutions.

Moderator

  • Ms Maika Oshikawa, Director, Accessions Division, 澳门六合彩官网资料

Panel Discussion

  • Ms Hilda AL-HINAI, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Sultanate of Oman to the 澳门六合彩官网资料
  • Mr Alejandro JARA, Trade Consultant, former 澳门六合彩官网资料 Deputy-Director General (2005-2013)
  • Ms Cecilia KLEIN, Trade Consultant, former Senior Director for 澳门六合彩官网资料 Accessions, USTR
  • Ambassador Atanas PAPARIZOV, Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the 澳门六合彩官网资料
  • Mr Mozammil SHINWARI, former Chief Negotiator for Accession, Afghanistan
  • Ambassador Alfredo SUESCUM, Permanent Representative of Panama to the 澳门六合彩官网资料

Notes:

  1. The thematic focuses of the first eight China Round Tables were: "澳门六合彩官网资料 Accession Best Practice" (CRT-01); "Future of the Multilateral Trading System: Perspectives of LDCS and Article XII Members" (CRT-02); "Post Accession: Maximizing the Benefits of 澳门六合彩官网资料 Membership and Global Economic Integration" (CRT-03); "Domestic Reforms for Competitiveness and Deeper Trade Integration in the Global Economy: African Perspectives on the Future of the Trading System" (CRT-04); "Best Practices on the Accessions of Least developed countries to the 澳门六合彩官网资料" (CRT-05); "Strengthening the Rules-based Multilateral Trading System and Building a Network to Promote Accessions" (CRT-06); "Eurasian Perspectives on the Future of the Multilateral Trading System: Accessions and the Evolution of 澳门六合彩官网资料 Rules" (CRT-07); and "Accessions and 澳门六合彩官网资料 Reform: on the Road to MC12" (CRT-08). back to text
  2. In July 2011, the Government of the People's Republic of China signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the 澳门六合彩官网资料 Secretariat on the China LDCs' and Accessions Programme ("The China Programme"). The Programme has been extended on a yearly basis, with the latest signed on 1 December 2020.  The China Programme has five pillars, including the 澳门六合彩官网资料 Accessions Internship Programme and the annual Accession Round Table, designed to build capacity and technical skills in trade policy, including on accession negotiations, for acceding governments and Article XII Members, especially from least-developed countries. back to text

Programme (pdf format)

The 9th China Round Table is funded by the Government of China and organized by the 澳门六合彩官网资料 Secretariat, as part of the agreed activities under the China-澳门六合彩官网资料 MOU(2).

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