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ECA Press Release No. 23/2003
ECA/GHANA HOLD POST-CANCUN STRATEGY MEETING TODAY
Addis Ababa, 28 November 2003 (ECA) -- The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in partnership with the African Union (AU) and the Government of Ghana is organizing a Post-Cancun Expert Group Meeting for African Trade Negotiators and Officials today and tomorrow, in Accra, Ghana. The President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. John Kufuor, and the Executive Secretary of ECA, K.Y. Amoako, are among the dignitaries who will address the meeting.
The purpose of the two-day meeting is to bring together African trade negotiators and officials, as well as trade experts from selected institutions around the world, in order to: conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the implications of the Cancun World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting for African countries; assist countries in the region to develop and refine their strategies for further negotiations; and identify immediate research needs of African countries in the context of these negotiations.
Close to 100 participants are expected to attend the meeting, including African negotiators based in Geneva and trade officials from national capitals. Also attending will be experts from collaborating agencies including International Lawyers and Economists Against Poverty (ILEAP), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and World Trade Organization (WTO).
The meeting will identify possible negotiating positions or scenarios that African countries may have to face when the WTO's General Council holds its next session on 15 and 16 December 2003, and how best to respond to them.
The meeting is part of a continuing exercise by ECA to strengthen the capacity of African countries to effectively participate in, and reap benefits from the multilateral trading system.
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For more information, please contact: Andrew Allimadi, Communication Officer, email: aallimadi@uneca.org Issued by the ECA Communication Team
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