WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/INF/46
14 February 2002
(02-0767)
Original:  English
INVITATION TO WTO MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN A WTO SYMPOSIUM
"The Doha Development Agenda and Beyond"
I would like to invite you to participate in a symposium which will be held at the WTO in
Geneva from 29 April to 1 May 2002. Featuring a variety of different work sessions, the symposium
will focus on the challenges and opportunities arising from the Doha Ministerial Declaration. It will
include representatives from governments, parliaments, civil society, academia and the media. It is myhope the symposium will further discussion and thinking about how the new round can be used to
address the challenges facing the multilateral trading system.
The programme of the symposium is still being finalized but will feature a formal plenary
meeting and work sessions about the Doha deci sions. Topics in the work sessions include:
opportunities for development; market access issues related to agriculture, services and industrial
goods; the trade and environment agenda after Doha; proposals to include new subjects in the
negotiations as well as a session on the functioning and financing of the WTO. As soon as it is
finalized, the programme will be circulated to Members and posted on the WTO's website.
It is my intention to set aside two days (30 April and 1 May) for governments,
parliamentarians and civil society to organize their own events on issues of their choice.Representatives may decide to work together or hold separate work sessions or debates. For
information about the symposium, room availability and other questions concerning logistics, please
contact either Bernard Kuiten (bernar d.kuiten@wto.org) or Hans-Peter Werner
(peter.werner@wto.org) of the WTO's External Relations Division.
Your involvement in the forthcoming WTO sym posium will serve as a valuable contribution
to furthering discussion and understanding of the Doha Development Agenda. It will be an important
event and I very much look forward to your active participation.
Mike Moore
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