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Statements by Members and observers at the plenary session
The statements below were delivered at the plenary session of the Ninth Session of the Ministerial Conference (3-6 December 2013). They are published “as received” by the Secretariat, in the original language. Official versions and translations will be made available in due course. The official documents will be found in the Documents Online box in the right-hand column.
See also:
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> Statements from the closing session
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Statements by Members and observers at the accession of the Republic of Yemen
> List of Speakers
Statements by Members
- Albania — Statement by Mrs Brunilda PASKALI
Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
- Angola — Statement by H.E. Mrs Rosa Escórcio Pacavira de MATOS
Minister of Trade
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- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina — Statement by H.E. Mr Hector TIMERMAN
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship
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- Australia — Statement by Hon. Andrew ROBB
Minister for Trade and Investment
- Austria — Statement circulated by HE Dr Reinhold Mitterlehner
Federal Minister of Economy, Family and Youth
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- Bahrain
— Statement circulated by Dr. Hassan A. Fakhro
Minister of Industry and Commerce
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- Bangladesh — Statement by H.E. Mr Mahbub AHMED
The Secretary, Ministry of Commerce
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- Barbados
— Statement by H.E. Dr Marion Vernes WILLIAMS
Ambassador, Permanent Representative
- Belgium
— Statement by H.E. Mr Bertrand DE CROMBRUGGHE DE PICQUENDAELE
Ambassador, Permanent Representative
Text - Belize
- Benin — Statement by S.E. M. Chakirou TIDJANI
Directeur Général du commerce extérieur, Ministère de l'industrie, du commerce et des petites et moyennes entreprises
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- Bolivia — Statement by H.E. Mrs Angelica NAVARRO LLANOS
Ambassador, Permanent Representative
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- Botswana — Statement by Hon. Dorcas MAKGATO-MALESU
Minister of Trade and Industry
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- Brazil — Statement by H.E. Mr. Luiz Alberto FIGUEIREDO MACHADO
Minister of Foreign Relations
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- Brunei Darussalam — Statement by HRH Prince Mohamed BOLKIAH
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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- Bulgaria — Statement by Mr Dragomir STOYNEV
Minister of Economy and Energy
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- Burkina Faso — Statement by H.E. Mr Prosper VOKOUMA
Ambassador, Permanent Representative au nom du Coordinateur du Groupe C4
- Burundi
— Statement by S.E. Mme. Victoire NDIKUMANA
Ministre du commerce, de l'industrie, des postes et du tourisme
Text - Cambodia — Statement by H.E. Mr Chanthol SUN
Senior Minister and Minister of Commerce
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- Cameroon — Statement by S.E. M. Luc Magloire MBARGA ATANGANA
Ministre du commerce
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- Canada — Statement by Hon. Edward FAST
Minister of International Trade
- Cape Verde — Statement by S.E. M. José Luís MONTEIRO
Ambassadeur, Représentant permanent auprès de l'OMC
- Central African Republic — Statement by M. Amalas HAROUN
Ministre du commerce et de l'industrie
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- Chad
— Statement by M. Bireme Hamid ABDERAHIM
Ministre du commerce et de l'industrie
- Chile — Statement by Mr Alvaro JANA
Vice-Minister of International Economic Relations
- China — Statement by H.E. Mr Hucheng GAO
Minister of Commerce
- Colombia — Statement by Sr Santiago ROJAS ARROYO
Ministro de Comercio, Industria y Turismo
- Congo, Republic of
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the — Statement by M. Lievin UTWAY BIGOFALA
Sécrétaire Général du ministère de l'économie et commerce
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- Costa Rica — Statement by H.E. Ms Anabel GONZÁLEZ
Minister of Foreign Trade
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- Côte d'Ivoire
— Statement by Mr Jean Louis BILLON
Minister of Trade and Crafts
Text - Croatia — Statement circulated by Mr. Tihomir Jakovina
Minister of Agriculture
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- Cuba — Statement by S.E. Sra Ileana Bárbara NÚÑEZ MORDOCHE
Vice Ministra Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y la Inversión Extranjera
- Cyprus
— Statement by Mrs Egli PANTELAKI
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment
Text - Czech Republic — Statement by H.E. Mr Milan HOVORKA
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Industry and Trade
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- Denmark — Statement by H.E. Dr Nick HAEKKERUP
Minister for Trade and European Affairs
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- Djibouti — Statement by S.E. M. Hassan AHMED BOULALEH
Ministre Délégué au Commerce, aux PME, à l'Artisanat, au Tourisme et à la Formalisation de la République de Djibouti
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- Dominica
- Dominican Republic — Statement by S.E. Sr Luís Ramón RODRÍGUEZ
Ministro de Agricultura
- Ecuador — Statement by H.E. Mr Miguel CARBO BENITES
Ambassador, Permanent Representative
- Egypt — Statement by H.E. Mr Mounir ABDEL NOUR
Minister of Trade and Industry
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- El Salvador — Statement by H.E. Mr Mario HERNANDEZ
Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Economy
- Estonia
- European
Union — Statement by Mr Karel de GUCHT
Commissioner for Trade
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- Fiji — Statement by Mrs Sovaia Nawaqesara MARAWA
Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Industry and Trade
- Finland — Statement by Mr Alexander STUBB
Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade
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- France — Statement by Mme. Nicole BRICQ
Ministre du commerce extérieur
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- Gabon
- The Gambia
— Statement by Hon. Abdou KOLLEY
Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment
Text - Georgia
- Germany — Statement by Mrs Anne Ruth HERKES
Minister of Trade
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- Ghana — Statement by Hon. Haruna Iddrisu
Minister of trade and Industry
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- Greece — Statement by H.E. Mr Notis MITARACHI
Vice-Minister for Development and Competitiveness
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- Grenada
- Guatemala — Statement by S.E. Sr Eduardo SPERISEN YURT
Embajador Representante Permanente ante la OMC
- Guinea — Statement by S.E. M. Mohamed DOUMBOUYA
Ministre du commerce
- Guinea Bissau
- Guyana — Statement by Hon. Carolyn RODRIGUES-BIRKETT
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
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- Haiti
— Statement by Mr Luc ESPECA
Director-General of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
- Honduras — Statement by Mrs Jeronima URBINA CRUZ
Director of Economic Integration and Trade Policies, Ministry of Industry and Commerce
- Hong Kong, China — Statement by Mr Kenneth MAK Ching-yu
Director-General of Trade and Industry
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- Hungary
— Statement by H.E. Dr János MARTONYI
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Text - Iceland
- India — Statement by H.E. Mr Anand SHARMA
Minister of Commerce and Industry
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- Indonesia — Statement by H.E. Mr Gita WIRJAWAN
Minister of Trade
- Ireland — Statement by Mr Richard BRUTON
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Israel — Statement by H.E. Mr Naftali BENNETT
Minister of Economy
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- Italy — Statement by H.E. Mr Carlo CALENDA
Deputy Minister of Economic Development
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- Jamaica — Statement by Hon. Arnaldo BROWN
M.P., Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
- Japan — Statement by Mr Norio MITSUYA
Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
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- Jordan — Statement by H.E Mr. Walid AL-HADID
Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the Republic of Indonesia
- Kenya — Statement by Ms Amina MOHAMED
Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
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- Korea, Republic of — Statement by H.E. Mr Sang-Jick YOON
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy
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- Kuwait — Statement by H.E. Mr Anas AL-SALEH
Minister of Commerce and Industry
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- Lao People's Democratic Republic — Statement by H.E. Dr Nam VIYAKETH
Minister of Industry and Commerce
- Latvia — Statement by Mr Andrejs PILDEGOVIČS
Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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- Lesotho — Statement by Hon. Sekhulumi NTSOAOL
Minister of Trade, Industry, Cooperatives and Marks
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
— Statement by H.E. Mr Linas LINKEVIČIUS
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Text - Luxembourg
- Macao, China — Statement circulated by Macao, China
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- Madagascar — Statement by Hon. Olga RAMALASON
Minister of Trade
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- Malawi — Statement Hon. Sostein Gwengwe
Minister on Industry and Trade
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- Malaysia — Statement circulated by Malaysia
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- Maldives
- Mali — Statement by M. Modibo KEITA
Directeur National du commerce et de la concurrence
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- Malta
- Mauritania
- Mauritius — Statement by Dr the Hon. Arvin BOOLELL, G.O.S.K
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade
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- Mexico — Statement by H.E. Mr Ildefonso GUAJARDO
Minister of the Economy, Ministry of the Economy
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- Montenegro — Statement by H.E. Mrs Zorica MARIC-DORDJEVIC
Ambassador, Permanent Representative
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- Moldova
- Mongolia — Statement by Mr Jargalsaikhan GOZON
Minister Counsellor, Deputy Permanent Representative
- Morocco
— Statement circulated by H.E. Mr Mohammed ABBOU
Minister attached to the Minister of Industry, Trade, Investment and the Digital Economy, responsible for Foreign Trade
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— Statement by H.E. Mr Mohammed Abbou — Minister attached to the Ministry of Industry, Trade, Investment and the Digital Economy, responsible for foreign trade speaking as coordinator of the African Group
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- Mozambique
— H.E. Mr Armando INROGA
Minister of Industry and Commerce
Text - Myanmar — Statement by H.E. Mr Win MYINT
Minister for Commerce of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
- Namibia — Statement by Hon. Calle SCHLETTWEIN
Minister of Trade and Industry
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- Nepal — Statement by Hon. Mr Shanker Prasad KOIRALA
Minister for Commerce and Supplies
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- Netherlands — Statement by Minister Lilianne PLOUMEN
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
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- New Zealand — Statement by Hon. Tim GROSER
Minister of Trade
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- Nicaragua
— Statement by H.E. Mr Carlos Robelo Raffone
Ambassador, Permanent Representative
Text - Niger — Statement by S.E. M. Alma OUMAROU
Ministre du commerce et de la promotion du secteur privé
Text - Nigeria — Statement by H.E. Mr Olusegun AGANGA
Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment
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- Norway — Statement by H.E. Mr Morten Høglund
Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs
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- Oman
— Statement by H.E. Ali Al-Sunaidy
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Text - Pakistan — Statement by Aisha Moriani on behalf of H.E. Mr Khurram Dastgir KHAN,
Minister of State for Commerce and Textile Industry
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- Panama — Statement by H.E. Mrs Diana SALAZAR
Viceministra de Negociaciones Comerciales Internacionales, Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias
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- Papua New Guinea — Statement by Hon. Richard MARU
Minister of Trade, Commerce and Industry
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- Paraguay — Statement by H.E. Mr Federico GonzÁlez
Vice-Minister for Economic Relations and Integration
- Peru — Statement by H.E. Ms Magali SILVA VELARDE-ALVAREZ
Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism
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- Philippines — Statement by Mr Gregory L. DOMINGO
Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry
- Poland — Statement by Mr Andrzej DYCHA
Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Economy
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- Portugal — Statement by S.E. M. Bruno MAÇÃES
Secrétaire d'état aux affaires européennes
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- Qatar — Statement by H.E. Mr Sultan Rashid AL-KHATER
Undersecretary, Ministry of Economy and Commerce
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- Romania
- Russian Federation
— Statement by Mr Alexey ULUKAEV
Minister of Economic Development
- Rwanda — Statement by Hon. François KANIMBA
Minister of Trade and Industry
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- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia — Statement by Hon. Alva BAPTISTE
Minister of External Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation
- Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
- Samoa — Statement by Hon. Fonotoe Nuafesili Pierre LAUOFO
Deputy Prime Minister; and Minister of Trade, Commerce, Industry and Labour
- Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of — Statement by H.E. Dr Tawfiq AL-RABIAH
Minister of Commerce and Industry
- Senegal — Statement by M. Alioune SARR
Ministre du commerce et de l'entreprenariat
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- Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu
— Statement by Dr Chia-Juch CHANG
Minister of Economic Affairs
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- Sierra Leone — Statement by Hon. Usman Boie KAMARA
Minister of Trade and Industry
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- Singapore — Statement by H.E. Mr Hng Kiang LIM
Minister for Trade and Industry
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- Slovak Republic
— Statement by H.E. Mr Tomáš MALATINSKÝ
Minister of Economy
- Slovenia
— Statement by Mrs Andreja KERT
State Secretary of the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology
- Solomon Islands — Statement by Hon. Clay SOALAOI
Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade
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- South Africa — Statement by H.E. Dr Rob DAVIES
Minister for Trade and Industry
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- Spain — Statement by S.E. Sr Miguel ARIAS CAÑETE
Ministro de Agricultura, Alimentacion y Medio Ambiante
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- Sri Lanka — Statement by Hon. Rishad BATHIUDEEN
Minister of Industry and Commerce
- Suriname
- Swaziland — Statement by Hon. Gideon DLAMINI
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Trade
- Sweden — Statement by Hon. Dr Ewa BJÖRLING
Minister for Trade
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- Switzerland — Statement by Federal Councillor Johann N. SCHNEIDER-AMMANN
Head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research
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- Tajikistan
- Tanzania — Statement by Dr Abdallah KIGODA
Minister of Industry and Trade
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- Thailand — Statement by H.E. Mr Niwattumrong BOONSONGPAISAN
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce
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- the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- Togo — Statement by Mme. Essossimna LEGZIM-BALOUKI
Ministre du commerce et de la promotion du secteur privé
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- Tonga
— Statement by Hon. Viliami LATU
Minister of Commerce, Tourism and Labour
Text - Trinidad and Tobago — Statement by Hon. Vasant BHARATH
Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment
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- Tunisia — Statement by H.E. Mr Abdelwaheb MAATAR
Ministre du commerce et de l'artisanat
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- Turkey — Statement by H.E. Mr Mehmet Gücük
Ambassador, Deputy Undersecretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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- Uganda — Statement by Hon. Amelia KYAMBADDE
Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives
- Ukraine — Statement by H.E. Mr Andrii GONCHARUK
Advisor to the President of Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates — Statement by H.E. Mr Sultan Saeed ALMANSOORI
Minister of Economy
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- United Kingdom — Statement by Hon. Lord Stephen GREEN
Minister for Trade and Investment
- United States of America — Statement by H.E. Mr Michael FROMAN
United States Trade Representative
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- Uruguay — Statement by S.E. Sr Luis Alberto PORTO RIZZO
Vice Canciller — Subsecretario de Relaciones Exteriores
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- Vanuatu — Statement by Mr. Marokon ALILEE
Director-General, Ministry of Tourism, Trade, Commerce and Ni-Vanuatu Business
- Venezuela — Statement by Mr William CAÑAS
Vice-Minister of Foreign Trade
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- Viet Nam — Statement by H.E. Mr NGUYEN CAM TU
Vice-Minister of Industry and Trade
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- Zambia — Statement by Hon. Emmanuel CHENDA
Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry
- Zimbabwe — Statement by Hon. Michael BIMHA
Minister for Industry and Commerce
Statements by observer governments
- Afghanistan — Statement by Mr Mozamill SHINWARI
Deputy Minister for Trade
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- Algeria — Statement by H.E. Mr Mustafa BENBADA
Minister of Trade
- Belarus
- Bahamas — Statement by Hon. Ryan PINDER
Minister of Financial Services
Text - Comoros — Statement by S.E. M. Ben Ousseni SAID
Ministre délégué en charge de l'économie, du commerce extérieur et des privatisations
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- Ethiopia — Statement by H.E. Mr Minelik Alemu GETAHUN
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative
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- Holy See — Statement by Monseigneur Silvano TOMASI
Apostolic Nuncio to the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
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- Iran — Statement by H.E. Mr Mohammad Reza NEMATZADEH
Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade
- Iraq
—Statement by Mrs Shina ALHUSAINI
Head of Delegation
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- Lebanese Republic
- Serbia — Statement by H.E. Mr Jovan JOVANOVIĆ
Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia in Indonesia
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- Sudan — Statement by H.E. Mr Osman ELSHARIF
Minister of Tradebr
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- Yemen — Statement by H.E. Dr Saadaldeen TALIB
Minister of Industry and Trade
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