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			World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference – Day 2 [Source: WTO]


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ID:	167456


TRT:	00:01:57


Price:	FREE


Produced:	01-DEC-2009


Location:	Switzerland


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SOUNDBITE: Doris Leuthard
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SOUNDBITE: Shree Baboo Chekitan Servansing, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Mauritius to the WTO.
"The Doha Round itself has become a victim of the crisis. Hence, a strong appeal to all major players to demonstrate requisite political will and leadership in ending the stalemate by bridging remaining gaps, thereby ensuring the delivery of a global good that will increase overall welfare and restore confidence in the international and economic systems."

SOUNDBITE: Anne-Marie Idrac, French Ministry for Foreign Trade (FRENCH)
"La France suggère un dialogue plus nourri entre l'Organisation Mondiale du Commerce et l'Organisation Internationale du Travail. C'est à l'initiative du president Nicolas Sarkozy qu'a été organisée la participation du Directeur-Général de l'OIT aux travaux du G20, ce qui marque une première étape".

"France suggests a deeper dialogue between the World Trade Organization and the International Labour Organization. It's thanks to president Sarkozy's initiative that the participation of the ILO Director-General to the G20 work was organised, which is a first step".

SOUDBITE: Popane Lebasa, Lesotho's Minister of Trade and Industry.

"This conference takes place in the shadow of the most devastating financial and economic risis since the Great depression of the 1930's. The crisis has been on the rampage for about 3 years. Exports of both goods and services in such countries have dropped drastically. they had to be production cut backs and effective closures. Employment rate has raison to socially and politically unacceptable levels.."

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