CPD to hold symposium in Cancun

The CPD is organising the symposium during the five-day fifth ministerial meeting of the WTO beginning September 10 in collaboration with the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), Geneva, a CPD release said yesterday.

The symposium will focus on topics like market access, special and differential treatment and trade related technical assistance.

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It will also highlight the trade interests and concerns of LDCs in the context of the evolving WTO regime, mobilising broad-based support to LDCs during the negotiations, consolidating LDC solidarity on common issues and sharing thoughts about plan of action after the Cancun meet, the release said.

Experts, civil society leaders and opinion makers from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe will present papers in the symposium.

Commerce Minister and Vice Chairman of the Cancun meet Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury is expected to attend it.