./.RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/MIN(01)/SR/8
10 January 2002
(02-0115)
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
Fourth Session
Doha, 9 - 14 November 2001
SUMMARY RECORD OF THE EIGHTH MEETING
Held at the Sheraton Convention Centre, Doha, Qatar
on Monday, 12 November 2001, at 9 p.m.
Chairperson: H.E. Mr. Tomás Dueñas (Costa Rica)
Subject:
1. General statements (agenda item 1)
The following statements were made:
Russian Federation
(Observer)H.E. Mr. Maxim Y. Medvedkov
Deputy Minister of Economic Development
  and TradeWT/MIN(01)/ST/142
Sudan
(Observer)H.E. Mr. Badr Eldin Suleiman
Advisor, Presidency of the Republic  and National Chief Negotiator for
  the Accession of Sudan to the WTOWT/MIN(01)/ST/143
Ukraine
(Observer)H.E. Mr. Andrii Goncharuk
First Deputy State Secretary, Ministry
  of Economy and European IntegrationWT/MIN(01)/ST/144
Kazakhstan
(Observer)H.E. Mr. Zhaksybek Kulekeyev
Minister of Economy and TradeWT/MIN(01)/ST/145
Holy See
(Observer)H.E. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin
Permanent Observer to the WTOWT/MIN(01)/ST/146
Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia
(Observer)H.E. Mr. Stanislav Stakic
Ambassador to the State of Kuwait and QatarWT/MIN(01)/ST/147
Nepal
(Observer)The Honourable Purna Bahadur Khadka
Minister for Industry, Commerce
  and SuppliesWT/MIN(01)/ST/148
Viet Nam
(Observer)H.E. Mr. Luong van Tu
Vice-Minister of TradeWT/MIN(01)/ST/149
Tonga
(Observer)H.E.  Dr. Giulio Masasso Paunga
Minister of Trade, Commerce and IndustriesWT/MIN(01)/ST/150WT/MIN(01)/SR/8
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The following statements were circulated:
Mauritius The Honourable Jaya Krishna Cuttaree
Minister of Industry and International
  TradeWT/MIN(01)/ST/151
Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia
(Observer)H.E. Mr. Besnik Fatai
Minister of EconomyWT/MIN(01)/ST/137/Rev.1
Yemen
(Observer)H.E. Mr. Abdulrahman Mohamed
  Ali OthmanMinister of Industry and TradeWT/MIN(01)/ST/139
Taipei, Chinese
(Observer)Mr. Lin Hsin-I
Minister of Economic AffairsWT/MIN(01)/ST/152
Southern African
Development
Community
(Observer)The Honourable Peter Kaleso
Chairperson of SADC Ministers of TradeWT/MIN(01)/ST/138
The meeting adjourned at 10.10 p.m
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