./.RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/MIN(99)/SR/5
17 January 2000
(00-0172)
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
Third Session
Seattle, 30 November - 3 December 1999
SUMMARY RECORD OF THE FIFTH MEETING
Held at the Convention Centre, Seattle, United States
on Thursday, 2 December 1999, at 10.30 a.m.
Chairperson:  Mr. Aboulaye Abdoulkader Cisse (Burkina Faso)
Subject: General statements (Agenda item 1)
The following statements were made:
Cameroon H.E. Mr. Maïgari Bello Bouba,
Minister for Industrial and Trade DevelopmentWT/MIN(99)/ST/88
Greece H.E. Mrs. Rodoula Zissis,
Deputy Minister of National EconomyWT/MIN(99)/ST/89
Jamaica The Honourable Seymour Mullings,
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign
  Affairs and Foreign TradeWT/MIN(99)/ST/90
Peru H.E. Mr. Juan Carlos Hurtado Miller,
Minister for Industry, Tourism, Integration and  International Trade NegotiationsWT/MIN(99)/ST/91
Macau Mr. Vitor Pessoa,
Secretary for Economic CoordinationWT/MIN(99)/ST/92
Sri Lanka Mr. Anton Alfred,
Secretary of the Ministry of Internal and
  International Commerce and FoodWT/MIN(99)/ST/93
Indonesia H.E. Mr. Jusuf Kalla,
Minister of Industry and TradeWT/MIN(99)/ST/94
Ghana H.E. Dr. John Abu,
Minister of Trade and IndustryWT/MIN(99)/ST/95
Cyprus H.E. Mr. Nicos Rolandis,
Minister of Commerce, Industry and TourismWT/MIN(99)/ST/96WT/MIN(99)/SR/5
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Bulgaria H.E. Mr. Valentin Vassilev,
Minister of Trade and TourismWT/MIN(99)/ST/97
Barbados The Honourable Billie A. Miller,
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign  Affairs and Foreign TradeWT/MIN(99)/ST/98
Brunei Darussalam The Honourable Pehin Dato Abdul Rahman Taib,
Minister of Industry and Primary ResourcesWT/MIN(99)/ST/99
Panama H.E. Mr. Joaquín Jacome,
Minister for Commerce and IndustryWT/MIN(99)/ST/100
and Corr.1
Gabon H.E. Mr. Marcel Doupamby-Matoka,
Minister for Commerce and Industrial
  DevelopmentWT/MIN(99)/ST/101
Mauritius The Honourable Rajkeswur Purryag,
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign
  Affairs and International TradeWT/MIN(99)/ST/102
Zimbabwe The Honourable N.M. Shamuyarira,
Minister of Industry and CommerceWT/MIN(99)/ST/103
Sweden H.E. Mr. Leif Pagrotsky,
Minister for TradeWT/MIN(99)/ST/104
Qatar H.E. Mr. Youssif Kamal,
Minister of Finance, Economy and CommerceWT/MIN(99)/ST/105
Russian Federation
  (Observer)H.E. Mr. Mikhail Fradkov,
Minister of Trade of the Russian FederationWT/MIN(99)/ST/106
Saudi Arabia
  (Observer)H.E. Mr. Osama J. Faqueeh,
Minister of CommerceWT/MIN(99)/ST/107
People's Republic of
  China
  (Observer)H.E. Mr. Shi Guangsheng,
Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic
  CooperationWT/MIN(99)/ST/108
Belarus
 (Observer)H.E. Prof. Ural Latypov,
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign
  AffairsWT/MIN(99)/ST/109
Food and Agriculture
  Organization
  (Observer)Mr. Hartwig de Haen,
Assistant Director-General, Economic and Social
  DepartmentWT/MIN(99)/ST/110
The meeting adjourned at 1.45 p.m.
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