| Vol.7 No. 12 |
A Monthly Newsletter of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry | December 2005 |
Writing the script: (L to R) Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu; Indian Commerce Minister Kamal Nath; Agriculture Minister of Mauritius Arvin Boolell; Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim; Zambian Ministerial of Commerce Dipak Patel and Egyptian Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid join hands to show their solidarity during a press conference in Hong Kong on 16th December, 2005
Hong Kong Ministerial Secures Our Core Concerns and Interests
(Statement in the Lok Sabha on 21st December 2005 by Kamal Nath, Commerce and Industry Minister, on the outcome of the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial Conference).
Hon'ble Members will recall that I had made
a statement in this house on 7th December 2005 on the Hong Kong Ministerial Conference of the Commerce and Trade Ministers of 149 member countries from 13-18 December, 2005. The Ministers issued a Declaration, copies of which have been placed in the Parliament Library. During this Conference, India was proactive
in articulating its position on issues of concern to us and
other developing countries, especially in the 21 member G-20 alliance and 45 member G-33 alliance. India played a key role in further strengthening the developing country coalitions by bringing together G-20, G-33 and G-90 groups of countries in a Grand Alliance to reinforce each others' position on issues of mutual interest. India also enabled the formation of NAMA 11 Group (countries such as India, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, Philippines, Indonesia, etc.) to pursue and integrate meaningfully Special and Differential Treatment issues in Non-Agricultural Market Access matters.
Hon'ble Members will recall that I had made
a statement in this house on 7th December 2005 on the Hong Kong Ministerial Conference of the Commerce and Trade Ministers of 149 member countries from 13-18 December, 2005. The Ministers issued a Declaration, copies of which have been placed in the Parliament Library. During this Conference, India was proactive
in articulating its position on issues of concern to us and
other developing countries, especially in the 21 member G-20 alliance and 45 member G-33 alliance. India played a key role in further strengthening the developing country coalitions by bringing together G-20, G-33 and G-90 groups of countries in a Grand Alliance to reinforce each others' position on issues of mutual interest. India also enabled the formation of NAMA 11 Group (countries such as India, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, Philippines, Indonesia, etc.) to pursue and integrate meaningfully Special and Differential Treatment issues in Non-Agricultural Market Access matters.