 
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/MIN(03)/5/Rev.1 
9 September 2003 
 (03-4710) 
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE 
Fifth Session Cancún, 10 - 14 September 2003  
 
 
 
PROPOSED ORDER OF BUSINESS 
 
Plenary
1 
 
Revision  
  
Wednesday, 10 September
 10 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. 2  
Inaugural session  
  – Statement by H.E. Mr. Luis Ernesto 
Derbez, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Chairman of the Ministerial Conference 
 
  – Statement by Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, 
Director-General of the WTO 
 
  – Statement by H.E. Mr. Carlos Perez del 
Castillo, Chairman of the General Council 
 
  – Statement by Mr. Rubens Ricupero, 
Secretary-General of UNCTAD, on behalf of Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations 
 
  – Statement by H.E. Mr. Vicente Fox, 
President of Mexico 
 
 
  Opening of the business session 
 
  – Adoption of Agenda 
  – Agreement on Organization of Work 
                                                     
 
1 The proposed order of business below reflects only the formal plenary meetings of the Conference.  
The schedule of meetings under Item 1 of the Agenda (General Statements) is based on a speaking time-limit of 
5 minutes for each speaker (which corresponds to two typed pages in  single spacing);  longer written 
presentations may be submitted to the Secretariat for circulation as Conference documents.  Informal 
consultations will be organized by the Chairperson as necessary.   
 
2  Delegations are advised that security arrangements for the participation of the President of Mexico at 
the inaugural session will result in access to the Canc ún Convention Centre being blocked after 8.30 a.m.  
Delegations are therefore requested, for the inaugural se ssion, to be in the Conv ention Centre by 8.30 
a.m., and to be seated by 9.30 a.m.  WT/MIN(03)/5/Rev.1 
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Wednesday, 10 September
 
(cont'd) 2.30 p.m. – 6.10 p.m. General Statements (Item 1 of the Agenda) 
 6.10 p.m. 
 
 Items Proposed by Members for Inclusion in 
the Agenda (Item 2 of the Agenda) 
 – Poverty Reduction – Sectoral Initiative in  Favour of Cotton – Joint Proposal by  Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali 
 
 
Thursday, 11 September
 
 9.30 a.m. – 1.10 p.m. General Statements (Item 1 of the Agenda) 
 
 2.30 p.m. – 6.10 p.m. General Statements (Item 1 of the Agenda) 
 6.10 p.m. Action by Ministers (Item 3 of the Agenda) 
 – Accession of Cambodia  – Accession of Nepal 
 
 
Friday, 12 September
 
 9.30 a.m. – 1.10 p.m. General Statements (Item 1 of the Agenda) 
 
 2.30 p.m. – 6.10 p.m. General Statements (Item 1 of the Agenda) 
 
 
Saturday, 13 September  
 9.30 a.m. – 1.10 p.m. General Statements (Item 1 of the Agenda) 
 
 2.30 p.m. – 6.10 p.m. General Statements (Item 1 of the Agenda) 
 
 
Sunday, 14 September  
 9.30 a.m. – 1 p.m. General Statements (Item 1 of the Agenda) 
 
 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. Action by Ministers (Item 3 of the Agenda) 
 
Date and Venue of the Sixth Session of the 
Ministerial Conference (Item 4 of the Agenda)  Election of Officers (Item 5 of the Agenda)  
  Closure of Session 
 
 
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