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Part of
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In section two’s third chapter (trade), the G-77/CHINA endorsed trade as an engine for growth and development, and supported paragraph 18, on eliminating barriers and subsidies. In paragraph 19, on environmental and labor concerns, he agreed that these issues should be addressed separately to avoid inhibiting trade; added reference to special and preferential treatment to integrate developing countries in world markets; and proposed adding a new paragraph on the necessity of supporting developing countries to incorporate trade policies. In paragraph 20, on supporting development, he suggested language on sectors for trade and development in developing countries. In paragraph 21, on regional and sub-regional cooperation, he proposed deleting reference to free trade areas as building blocks. In paragraph 22, on market access for developing countries, he suggested reference to “full-scale, stable and predictable” markets. He supported paragraph 23, on stabilizing export revenue, and in paragraph 24, on institutional support, he suggested references to, inter alia, a policy framework for managing trade development strategies to assist LDCs
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Guy
O' Brien, Australia with Rebekah Riley, New
Zealand
Australia
and New Zealand jointly supported trade liberalization through a new
WTO round, and pursuing labor and environmental concerns as separate
goals
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Guy
O' Brien
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José
Gilberto Scandiucci Filho
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José
Gilberto Scandiucci Filho, Brazil,
questioned the exclusive interest in markets where developed countries have competitive advantages, and called for investing in other markets. He supported free markets and circulation of money
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Alberto
D'Alotto, Argentina,
said state subsidies in developed countries have increased, stressed
the need to eliminate trade barriers, and supported new trade
negotiations
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Alberto
D'Alotto
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John
Richardson, The European Commission, on behalf of the EU, said benefits from trade depend on domestic policies; supported broad liberalization without specifying sectors; and objected to full elimination of agricultural subsidies. He stressed, inter alia, domestic poverty reduction; regional integration; and international assistance in trade facilitation, infrastructure and production capacity
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John
Richardson
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Kenneth
Smith Ramos,
Mexico, cautioned against denying financial aid to countries that do
not meet debt relief conditions
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Kenneth
Smith Ramos
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Adrie
De Groot
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Adrie
De Groot, UNIDO, underscored developing countries� ability to market products and adhere to international standards through institutional capacity building
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Delegates
in the Plenary
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The
PreCom Committee chairs and Secretariat
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Sonia
Leonce-Carryl
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Sonia
Leonce-Carryl,
St.
Lucia, stressed that support for unbridled liberalization is not the
PrepCom�s overall sentiment. She cited her country�s experience
with liberalization, which resulted in the closing of local industries
and trade deficits, and called for special treatment for developing
countries to enable them to compete in the world market
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Zhou
Bing
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Zhou
Bing, China,
said
trade is an �engine of economic development� and supported
liberalizing trade in agricultural products, lifting subsidies on
textiles, and delinking environment and labor
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The
EU supported ODA targets and halving poverty by 2015; emphasized
partnerships, participation and domestic responsibilities; and
proposed references to the African Initiative. In paragraphs 25-26,
he called for meeting targets, and supported focusing on LDCs with
good policies. In paragraph 28, he welcomed OECD dialogue. In
paragraph 29, he stressed nationally owned development strategies,
ODA priority to LDCs with sound policies and countries emerging from
conflict, and untied ODA. In paragraph 30, he stressed capacity
building. In paragraphs 32-33, he advocated conceptual discussions
on GPGs. He specified references to managing economic and social
development in paragraphs 37-38, and distinguished between low and
middle-income countries. In paragraphs 39-40, he welcomed bilateral
initiatives following HIPC implementation and assessment,
highlighted adequate funding in the context of fair burden sharing,
and called for clarification on differentiated responsibilities
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The WORLD BANK called for more ODA to meet Millennium Declaration goals; said ODA can only build on a solid domestic foundation; and noted links between debt and ODA
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The IMF supported policy surveillance programs and improved market access for LDC exports. He called for a new trade round, which could link the FfD and the WTO. On debt, he praised reconsideration of amounts needed to reach sustainable targets and examination of financing needs given new environments. He underscored that sustainable debt financing can mobilize resources
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NGO meeting
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Information Sharing Session
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Federica Pietracci (right) and Sanjay
Acharya, FfD Secretariat
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