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Dear Secretary Tsang,
We are pleased to inform you that at its meeting on 2 December 2005, the
General Council agreed to transmit the attached Draft Ministerial Text to
you for consideration by Ministers at the Sixth Session of the Ministerial
Conference.
The Text incorporates three amendments agreed by the General Council, namely
the addition of brackets in paragraph 21 (Services), the removal of brackets
in paragraph 53 (accession of Tonga), and the addition of some wording at
the end of paragraph 34 (TRIPS and Public Health).
As we assured Members at the General Council, we are conveying to you along
with the Draft Ministerial Text the operative parts of the cover note which
was attached to the Draft Text as submitted to the General Council.
As that cover note stated, this text remains a draft. It does not purport to
represent agreement overall, and it is without prejudice to any delegation's
position on any issue. It draws on and incorporates much work done by the
Chairs of the negotiating bodies and other °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ bodies. Their consultations
have in many cases produced inputs for the present draft which are either
fully agreed by Members or reflect a high level of convergence. In other
areas, the text still reflects a number of differences.
A number of annexes are attached to the draft text. These are in differing
formats, reflecting the differing situations in the negotiating areas to
which they relate. We wish to make it clear that, with the exception of
Annex E on Trade Facilitation, which is a report agreed by the Negotiating
Group, the texts in all of these annexes were presented on the
responsibility of the respective Chairs. They do not purport to be
agreed texts, and are without prejudice to the position of any Member.
We are also attaching a set of questions on the Agriculture and NAMA
negotiations which were developed in consultation with Members and put
before the General Council meeting on 2 December. We hope that these
questions will assist in focusing the negotiations on these key issues at
Hong Kong.
In conclusion, we expect Ministers to build upon the attached draft
declaration to achieve substantive progress at the Sixth Session of the
Ministerial Conference.
We both wish to reiterate our commitment to working with you and with all
the membership, to whom we are copying this letter, in an open, inclusive
and transparent manner. We look forward to seeing you soon in Hong Kong.
Yours sincerely,
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