The Seventh WTO Ministerial Conference will be held in Geneva

November 26 Evening News According to the WTO secretariat, the seventh Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is scheduled to take place from November 30, 2009 to December 2 in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting would have been an easy task, with only a decision on the postponement of the two existing policies that had succeeded.　　China's Ministry of Commerce Chen Deming will make a keynote speech. The theme of the Seventh WTO Ministerial Conference is "the multilateral trading system and the current global economic environment".　　The conference was chaired by the Chilean Minister of Trade, Andre-Lasdor (ANDRES VELASCO), which was held at the International Conference Centre in Geneva. In accordance with the schedule of meetings, the opening ceremony and plenary meeting of 3 o'clock in the afternoon local time in Switzerland, November 30, and the continuation of plenary meetings throughout the day and 2nd throughout the day, mainly for the rotation of Ministers of the 153 WTO members; 2nd 6:30 Closing Ceremony, 7:00, President of the Conference,　　The Chilean trade Minister Lasdor and WTO Director-General Lamy held a press conference to inform the global media of the outcome of the meeting. WTO Director-General Lamy said the ministerial meeting was not a conference on trade negotiations, but rather a platform for ministers (WTO members) to review and review the progress of the work of the WTO, including reviewing the progress of the Doha round. At the same time, the meeting has provided a good opportunity to send a strong signal to the world that will cover all the important issues currently facing the WTO, including the regulation of disputes, accession of new members, aid for trade, technical support and international governance mechanisms. "On the basis of information disseminated by the secretariat, there were 8 topics for the ministerial meeting, which were: the agenda of the Council of Ministers had 8 items: 1. Report of the Chairman of the Trade Negotiations Committee. 2. Programme of work for small economies. 3. Follow-up to the Declaration of the Hong Kong Ministerial Conference 2005. 4. Varah of Honduras and Guante the non-recognition of the relevant rights of GATT 24th and 28th and the presidential statement. 5. Report of Argentina and Ecuador on the economic and financial crisis and the WTO rules. 6. Statement by the Chairman. 7. Review and consideration of WTO work. 8. Other matters According to the official website of the Ministry of Commerce, the news of the U.S. trade, November 11, this year is the WTO Seattle Ministerial Conference failed 10 years, in order to avoid this November 30-December 2 in Geneva, the Ministerial Conference failed again, the meeting will be evasive,　　No decision will be taken on important issues such as the future of the WTO, no substantive negotiations on the Doha agenda, nor suggestions from the United States and 17 other countries on the review of WTO functions, efficiency, transparency and methods of improvement. The ministers had to take a decision on the postponement of the two existing policies, namely, the success of the Conference, which was to extend the decision to suspend tariffs on electronic commerce, and to extend the decision on "non-illegal action" under the TRIPS Agreement, to be postponed to 2011 The next WTO Ministerial Conference. According to the WTO secretariat, Chen Deming, Minister of Commerce of China, will be leading the Chinese delegation to attend the meeting. Minister Chen Deming was scheduled to make keynote speeches at the plenary ministerial meeting on the morning of December 1.　　The current 153 WTO members, including trade ministers, representatives of some international organizations, representatives of some non-governmental organizations and observers, were invited to attend the meeting. Under the WTO Constitution, the WTO as a member-led organization, the Ministerial Conference is its highest policy-making body. The ministerial meeting was attended by a delegation of Ministers of trade from member Governments, responsible for ensuring the realization of the WTO functions and taking the necessary action to that end.　　To consider the implementation of WTO agreements and the operation of the multilateral trading system, to launch multilateral trade negotiations and to review and guide the progress of negotiations, and to take decisions on all matters under the multilateral trade agreements, at the request of members and on the basis of consensus. The ministerial meeting is convened at least once every two years.　　Since its inception in 1995, the WTO has held 6 ministerial-level meetings to date. The first Ministerial conference was held in Singapore in December 1996, the second Ministerial Conference was held in Geneva, Switzerland, in May 1998, and the third Ministerial Conference was held in Seattle, United States, in November 1999, and the Fourth Ministerial Conference was held in November 2001 in the capital of Doha, Qatar, The fifth Ministerial Conference was held in Cancún, Mexico, in September 2003, and the Sixth Ministerial Conference was held in the HKSAR, China, in December 2005. (Dawn comes from Switzerland)