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WTO/ESCAP Regional Seminar on Agriculture Negotiations
for Asia-Pacific Economies
Date
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28-29 November 2007 |
Venue
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Bangkok, Thailand |
Organizers
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World Trade Organization (WTO)
ESCAP Trade and Investment Division |
Objective
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This seminar aims to enhance understanding of concerned
policy makers and negotiators regarding issues related to
multilateral liberalization of trade in agriculture and the current
state of play in ongoing WTO negotiations in this area with
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Documentation
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Opening session
 Opening statement by UNESCAP
Mr. Xuan Zengpei, Director, Trade and Investment
Division, UNESCAP
Presentations:
Session 1: World trade in agriculture, the WTO and the Agreement
on Agriculture
Introduction to the Agreement on Agriculture and to the
Negotiating Process
Lee Ann Jackson, Agriculture and Commodities
Division, WTO
Session 2: The benefits of trade liberalization
The benefits of trade liberalization
Frank van Tongeren, OECD Trade and Agriculture
Directorate
Session 3: Liberalization of trade in agriculture: implications for
Asian and Pacific developing countries
Implications of multilateral trade liberalization of
agriculture for Asia and the Pacific
Marc Proksch, Trade and Investment Division,
UNESCAP
Session 4: State-of-play of the WTO agriculture negotiations –
market access
Market Access Negotiations: State-of-Play
Lee Ann Jackson, WTO
Session 5: State-of-play of the WTO agriculture negotiations –
domestic support
Domestic Support
Negotiations: State-of-Play
Lee Ann Jackson, WTO
Session 6: State-of-play of the WTO agriculture negotiations –
export competition
Agriculture Negotiations: Export Competition
Lee Ann Jackson, WTO
Session 7: Elaboration of countries' schedules
The Doha Negotiations -- Preparation of Schedules
of Agricultural Commitments
Lee Ann Jackson, WTO
Session 8: Good domestic policy is good for trade
Good domestic policy is good for trade
Frank van Tongeren, OECD
Session 9: Overview of UNESCAP trade-related technical assistance
Trade and Investment in UNESCAP: A brief overview
Marc Proksch, UNESCAP
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Participants
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Tentative programme
List of participants
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Contact
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Mr. Marc Proksch
Economic Affairs Officer
Trade Policy Section
Trade and Investment Division, ESCAP
Email: proksch.unescap@un.org |
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Last updated: 11 December 2007 |
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