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WORLD TRADE WT/MIN(96)/SR/4
22January 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0196)
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
Singapore, 9-13December 1996
SUMMARY RECORD OFTHE FOURTH MEETING
Held attheSuntec Conference Centre, Singapore,
onTuesday, 10December 1996, at3.30p.m.
Chairman: Mr.Alvaro Ramos (Uruguay)
Subject: General statements (Agenda item1)
Thefollowing statements were made:
Zimbabwe TheHonourable N.M. Shamuyarira, WT/MIN(96)/ST/45
Minister ofIndustry andCommerce
Mauritius TheHonourable Rajkeshwar Purryag, WT/MIN(96)/ST/51
Minister ofEconomic Planning, Information
andTelecommunications
Czech Republic H.E. Mr.Vladimír Dlouh ý, WT/MIN(96)/ST/52
Minister ofIndustry andTrade
United Arab H.E. Mr.Saeed Ahmed Ghobash,
Emirates Minister ofEconomy andCommerce WT/MIN(96)/ST/55
Russian Federation H.E. Mr.OlegDavydov, WT/MIN(96)/ST/53
(Observer) Deputy Prime Minister
Fiji TheHonourable Isimeli Bose, WT/MIN(96)/ST/54
Minister forCommerce, Industry, Trade
andPublic Enterprises
Guyana TheHonourable Michael Shree Chan, WT/MIN(96)/ST/56
Senior Minister ofTrade, Tourism
andIndustry
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Liechtenstein H.E. Mr.Roland Marxer, WT/MIN(96)/ST/57
Ambassador, Permanent Representative
totheWTO atGeneva
Solomon Islands H.E. Mr.Robert Sisilo, WT/MIN(96)/ST/58
Ambassador totheEuropean Union
Sierra Leone TheHonourable George Banda-Thomas WT/MIN(96)/ST/59
Minister forTrade, Industry and
State Enterprises
TheCHAIRMAN informed themeeting thatithadnotbeenpossible thusfartoaccommodate
intheprogramme ofPlenary meetings asoriginally scheduled alarge number ofgovernments that
wished toaddress theMinisterial Conference under thepresent Agenda item. Hetherefore proposed
thatanadditional Plenary meeting beconvened ontheafternoon ofWednesday, 11December, starting
at3p.m., forthispurpose.
TheMinisterial Conference soagreed.
Themeeting adjourned at5p.m.