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Participating Members

Afghanistan
Signature, date of signature: 22-12-04, date of entry into force: 21-01-05

Algeria
Signature, date of signature: 10-01-03, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Antigua and Barbuda
Accession, date of accession: 06-10-05, date of entry into force: 05-11-05

Azerbaijan
Accession, date of accession: 27-08-08, date of entry into force: 26-09-08

Barbados
Signature, date of signature: 31-12-04, date of entry into force: 30-01-05

Benin
Signature, date of signature: 14-02-03, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Bhutan
Signature, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Bolivia
Signature, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Burkina Faso
Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, date of signature: 06-06-03, date of ratification, acceptance or approval: —, date of entry into force: —

Burundi
Signature, date of signature: 19-06-03, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Cambodia
Signature, date of signature: 03-03-03, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Cape Verde
Signature, date of signature: 12-11-03, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Central African Republic
Accession, date of accession: 30-03-05, date of entry into force: 29-04-05

Chad
Signature, date of signature: 28-04-04, date of entry into force: 28-05-04

Congo, Dem. Rep. of the
Signature, date of signature: 03-02-03, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Congo, Rep. of the
Accession, date of accession: 23-11-06, date of entry into force: 23-12-06

Cuba
Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of ratification, acceptance or approval: —, date of entry into force: —

Dominica
Accession, date of accession: 19-10-05, date of entry into force: 18-11-05

Dominican Republic
Signature, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Ecuador
Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of ratification, acceptance or approval: 11-11-05, date of entry into force: 11-12-05

El Salvador
Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, date of signature: 23-12-04, date of ratification, acceptance or approval: —, date of entry into force: —

Ethiopia
Signature, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Gabon
Accession, date of accession: 10-05-06, date of entry into force: 09-06-06

Gambia
Signature, date of signature: 24-11-03, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Georgia
Accession, date of accession: 10-04-06, date of entry into force: 10-05-06

Guatemala
Signature, date of signature: 13-12-04, date of entry into force: 12-01-05

Guinea
Signature, date of signature: 20-10-03, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Guinea-Bissau
Accession, date of accession: 25-06-08, date of entry into force: 25-07-08

Guyana
Signature, date of signature: 13-09-03, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Haiti
Signature, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Honduras
Signature, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Jamaica
Signature, date of signature: 23-12-04, date of entry into force: 22-01-05

Jordan
Signature, date of signature: 07-07-03, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Kyrgyz, Rep.
Accession, date of accession: 21-09-06, date of entry into force: 21-10-06

Lao People’s Dem. Rep.
Accession, date of accession: 28-11-06, date of entry into force: 28-12-06

Madagascar
Accession, date of accession: 03-01-07, date of entry into force: 02-02-07

Mali
Signature, date of signature: 13-12-04, date of entry into force: 12-01-05

Mauritania
Signature, date of signature: 23-07-03, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Mauritius
Signature, date of signature: 24-03-03, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Moldova, Rep. of
Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, date of signature: 17-12-04, date of ratification, acceptance or approval: 17-12-04, date of entry into force: 16-01-05

Mongolia
Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, date of signature: 21-12-04, date of ratification, acceptance or approval: 18-03-05, date of entry into force: 17-04-05

Montenegro
Accession, date of accession: 02-06-05, date of entry into force: 02-07-05

Morocco
Accession, date of accession: 14-06-05, date of entry into force: 14-07-05

Mozambique
Signature, date of signature: 11-03-04, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Nepal
Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, date of signature: 30-01-03, date of ratification, acceptance or approval: —, date of entry into force: —

Nicaragua
Signature, date of signature: 10-10-03, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Nigeria
Signature, date of signature: 31-01-03, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Paraguay
Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of ratification, acceptance or approval: —, date of entry into force: —

Rwanda
Signature, date of signature: 17-12-04, date of entry into force: 16-01-05

Saint Lucia
Accession, date of accession: 21-06-05, date of entry into force: 21-07-05

Samoa
Accession, date of accession: 17-06-05, date of entry into force: 17-07-05

Senegal
Accession, date of accession: 11-04-08, date of entry into force: 11-05-08

Seychelles
Accession, date of accession: 08-04-08, date of entry into force: 08-05-08

Sri Lanka
Signature, date of signature: 20-05-03, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Sudan
Accession, date of accession: 19-09-08, date of entry into force: 19-10-08

Suriname
Accession, date of accession: 20-07-07, date of entry into force: 19-08-07

Togo
Signature, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Trinidad and Tobago
Accession, date of accession: 30-02-07, date of entry into force: 30-03-07

Tunisia
Accession, date of accession: 12-07-06, date of entry into force: 11-08-06

Uganda
Signature, date of signature: 13-12-04, date of entry into force: 12-01-05

Vanuatu
Signature, date of signature: 12-09-03, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Yemen
Signature, date of signature: 25-03-03, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Zambia
Signature, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of entry into force: 30-04-04
 
FORTHCOMING

Launch of AITIC’s 10th Anniversary Publication

To mark AITIC’s ten years of work on trade issues in favour of the less-advantaged countries (LACs), AITIC has edited a book of essays on the increasingly important role of developing countries in the multilateral trade system. Published by London-based Cameron May, the book is due out in early December.

The launch of AITIC’s 10th Anniversary Publication: The Doha Era and Beyond: the Coming of Age of Developing Countries in the Multilateral Trading System, will take place on Friday 5 December 2008 from 10.00 to 12.00 in the Centre de Conférences de Varembé (Room A).

The publication will highlight the trends in the evolution of the multilateral trading system and different points of view will be provided by prominent members of the international trade community. For more information, please see the flyer here.

The meeting will be an opportunity for some of the leading voices in international trade today, including some of the authors who contributed to the book, to present their thoughts on developing countries’ advances in the multilateral trading system during the past ten years and the challenges that lie ahead.

The presentations will be followed by an opportunity to view the publication and have an informal discussion with the authors. Interpretation will be provided in English, French and Spanish.
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Report on AITIC Flash Meeting: Agricultural Safeguards: “Make or Break” issues in the Doha negotiations (22 October 2008, Centre de Conférences de Varembé)
November 2008
Report on the Joint AITIC/OECD – Roundtable Discussion: The 2009 Aid for Trade Monitoring Questionnaire (26 September 2008, Conference Centre Varembé)
October 2008
Information Brief N° 13: The Rising Tide of Transport Fuel Costs: Can Landlocked Developing Countries Stay Afloat?
September 2008
Situation Report: The July Collapse: Picking up the Pieces?
September 2008
Report on the 16th Geneva Week for Non-Resident Members and Observers of the WTO, 30 June – 4 July 2008, Centre William Rappard
August 2008
Rapport sur le cours sous-régional de politique commerciale pour les pays d’Afrique francophone (Brazzaville, République du Congo, 10-13 juin 2008) (only in french)
July 2008
Addendum – Situation Report: The July 2008 Rev 3 Modalities in Agriculture and NAMA – What Have the New Texts Changed?
July 2008
Situation Report: The July 2008 Informal Ministerial Meeting – The End of the Road or a New Beginning?
July 2008
Background Note: The WTO’s Role in Resolving the Food Price Crisis: Relevant or Superfluous?
June 2008
Background Note: Chairman’s Report – Services Negotiations: “Slow and Steady Wins the Race!” 
June 2008
Background Note: UNCTAD XII: Testing Development Solidarity, Accra, Ghana, 20 – 25 April 2008
June 2008
Background Note: Revised Agricultural Modalities: A Cleaner Draft but Far from the Final Version
May 2008
Background Note: The Second Revision of the NAMA Modalities: Basis for Negotiation, or Recipe for Confrontation?
May 2008
Informe sobre Seminario Nacional: La Facilitación del Comercio: Negociaciones Multilaterales y Tratados de Libre Comercio (7 y 8 de mayo de 2008) (for the moment only in spanish)
May 2008
AITIC Special Session for the Republic of Mauritius’ Trade Policy Review: “Aid for Trade and Reform of the Economy”, 25 April 2008
April 2008
Trade Facilitation and Aid for Trade: Unlocking the Landlocked
April 2008
AITIC Background Note: Trade Facilitation: So Near, Yet So Far
April 2008
Report on the Joint AITIC/OECD Workshop: Aid for Trade Self-Assessment Questionnaire – Challenges for Developing Countries (7 April 2008)
April 2008
UNCTAD XII: The Preparatory Process
April 2008
The Aid for Trade Questionnaire
April 2008
Summary of the Draft Consolidated Chair’s Texts on AD and SCM Agreements: an Obstacle to the “Horizontal” Negotiations?
March 2008
The Revised NAMA Modalities Text: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?
February 2008
AITIC Background Note: Revised Agricultural Modalities – Cutting the Gordian Knot?
February 2008
AITIC Report on the 15th Geneva Week for Non-Resident Members and Observers of the WTO (19 – 23 November 2007)
February 2008
Report on AITIC Flash Meeting - The Doha Negotiations: Potential Benefits for the Least-Developed Countries (LDCs) (14 December 2007, CCV)
February 2008
Farm Bill, the US Political Process and the Doha Negotiations: a “Catch-22”?
January 2008
AITIC NEWS

AITIC’s Official Fellowship Programme

Since April 2007, AITIC has set up a programme aiming to strengthen the capacities of the less-advantaged countries Members of AITIC to participate in the multilateral trading system and the ongoing WTO negotiations.

  • The Official Fellowship Programme, financed by the Agency’s regular budget, aims to host for a period of six months government officials dealing with multilateral trade issues. The selected fellows will work in AITIC’s premises to develop a project of particular interest to their Government, concerning the activities of the WTO or international trade negotiations. Moreover, the professional experience gained in the multilateral trading system will enable the fellows to take part in the work and activities of the WTO and other trade-related international organisations in Geneva.

Please click here for additional information on this programme. This area is restricted to AITIC Members only.

Aid for Trade – An AITIC Project for the Private Sector
Since May 2007, AITIC’s website contains two pages which focus respectively on Aid for Trade and the Integrated Framework. These pages present the most recent developments in these two areas and contain information on official meetings, documents as well as a glossary of the main technical terms used in the context of these initiatives. The Aid for Trade page also includes a chronology of past and forthcoming main events.

With a view to further improving the services provided to its Members, AITIC is pleased to announce that a Members’ Area is available on its website, for their exclusive use. Members are not only able to consult all of AITIC’s publications long before these become available for the general public, but they are also able to browse the online version of the Glossary of Commonly Used International Trade Terminology with Particular Reference to the WTO, AITIC’s Constituent Documents and those relating to the meetings of its main Bodies, as well as other useful information for AITIC Members only.

Click here to register.
Our direct links to:


- Maseru Declaration, LDC Trade Ministers' Meeting (Maseru, Lesotho, 27-29 February 2008)

- UNCTAD XII, Accra - Ghana, 20 - 25 April 2008.

- Ulaanbaatar Declaration adopted at the Meeting of Trade Ministers of LLDCs, held in Ulaanbaatar, 28-29 August 2007.

- Istanbul Declaration on LDCs: Time for action, adopted at the Ministerial Conference of LDCs titled “Making Globalisation Work for LDCs”, Istanbul, Turkey, 9-10 July 2007

- The Addis Ababa African Union Trade Ministers Declaration on WTO Trade Negotiations, adopted by the Trade Ministers of the Members of the African Union, at their Third Extraordinary Session, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 15 – 16 January 2007.

- The Sixth WTO Ministerial Conference, Hong Kong (China), 13 to 18 December 2005. Hong Kong host government website.

- Fourth LDC Trade Ministers' Meeting, Livingstone, Zambia, 25 – 26 June 2005.

- Cairo Declaration and Road Map on the developments of the Doha Work Programme (DWP), adopted by the Trade Ministers of the Members of the African Union, at their Third Ordinary Session in Cairo, Egypt, on 8-9 June 2005.

- AUSAID: Australian Agency for International Development.

- NZAID: New Zealand Agency for International Development

- Organisation internationale de la Francophonie

- International Law Institute (ILI)

- Southern African Customs Union (SACU)

- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

- Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI)

- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Liaison Office in Geneva (LOGE).

- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

- The WTO Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC)

- Trade Policy Review, WTO

- Aid for Trade, WTO

- The Integrated Framework

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Sponsoring Members

Denmark
Signature, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Finland
Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of ratification, acceptance or approval: 04-02-05, date of entry into force: 06-03-05

Ireland
Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of ratification, acceptance or approval: 13-02-04, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Netherlands
Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of ratification, acceptance or approval: 22-01-04, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Sweden
Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of ratification, acceptance or approval: 20-12-02, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Switzerland
Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of ratification, acceptance or approval: 12-03-04, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

United Kingdom
Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of ratification, acceptance or approval: 08-02-05, date of entry into force: 10-03-05

Denmark
Signature, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Finland
Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of ratification, acceptance or approval: 04-02-05, date of entry into force: 06-03-05

Ireland
Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of ratification, acceptance or approval: 13-02-04, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Netherlands
Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of ratification, acceptance or approval: 22-01-04, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Sweden
Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of ratification, acceptance or approval: 20-12-02, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Switzerland
Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of ratification, acceptance or approval: 12-03-04, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

United Kingdom
Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of ratification, acceptance or approval: 08-02-05, date of entry into force: 10-03-05

Denmark
Signature, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Finland
Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of ratification, acceptance or approval: 04-02-05, date of entry into force: 06-03-05

Ireland
Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of ratification, acceptance or approval: 13-02-04, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Netherlands
Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of ratification, acceptance or approval: 22-01-04, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Sweden
Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of ratification, acceptance or approval: 20-12-02, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

Switzerland
Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of ratification, acceptance or approval: 12-03-04, date of entry into force: 30-04-04

United Kingdom
Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, date of signature: 09-12-02, date of ratification, acceptance or approval: 08-02-05, date of entry into force: 10-03-05

AITIC Post Trade Policy Special Session: Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic presented its third Trade Policy Review (TPR) on 24 and 26 November 2008 at the WTO. On this occasion, AITIC and the Government of the Dominican Republic held the Post TPR Special Session of the Dominican Republic: Aid for Trade Opportunities, which took place on Thursday 27 November 2008 at the Centre William Rappard, Geneva.

Organised as part of AITIC’s Programme “Assistance to LACs on their WTO Trade Policy Review”, this meeting was an opportunity for the delegation of the Dominican Republic to present the economic reforms carried out by this country and the challenges ahead. Discussions focused on the Dominican Republic’s trade-related technical assistance needs, on the basis of a number of concrete Aid for Trade projects.

Representatives of cooperation and development intergovernmental organisations and permanent delegations in Geneva attended the meeting.

Presentations (in spanish):

Contact persons in the Dominican Republic

AITIC Training Session on the Agreement on Agriculture

As part of its technical assistance and capacity building activities, AITIC held a Training Session on the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture for the English-speaking African countries WTO delegates. The session took place over two half days on 19 and 20 November 2008 on the AITIC premises.

The training covered three main aspects: (1) the main provisions on domestic support, market access and export competition as well as the implementation experience; (2) notification obligations under the Agreement on Agriculture; and (3) an overview of the current negotiations on agriculture with a specific focus on issues of concern to developing countries.

The training aimed to reinforce the technical knowledge of delegates based in Geneva, allowing them to better understand the main provisions of the Agreement on Agriculture and to participate more effectively in the WTO negotiations on agriculture. Similar sessions took place for WTO delegates from other regions in October 2008.

The Minister for Trade, Industry and Tourism of Vanuatu visits AITIC

On Thurday 13 November 2008, the Hon. James Bule, Minister for Trade, Industry and Tourism of Vanuatu, paid a visit to AITIC. He presented the progress made by his country in its accession to the WTO and in the regulatory reforms this would require. The discussion focused as well on the technical assistance needs of Vanuatu in these regards.

The Minister was in Geneva to take part in the Geneva Week for non-resident members and observers of the WTO, to undertake informal bilaterals with the WTO accession working party members and to visit the multilateral agencies supporting Vanuatu in its accession to the WTO.

AITIC Briefing Session during the 17th Geneva Week for Non-Resident Members and Observers of the WTO

In the context of the 17th Geneva Week for the Non-Resident Members and Observers of the WTO held on 10 - 14 November 2008 at the Centre William Rappard, Geneva, AITIC organised its Briefing Session on Thursday 13 November.

In light of the current international financial meltdown, the food price crisis and the general concern regarding the uncertain future of the Doha negotiations, it seems timely to examine what are the repercussions for developing and least-developed countries of further delays in wrapping up the Doha round. In this light, AITIC’s Briefing Session focused on the question of the “Implications of Protracted Doha Negotiations on the Less-Advantaged Countries: Is a Partial Deal Better than No Deal?”

Speakers included HE Mr Matern Yakobo Christian Lumbanga (WTO LDC’s Consultative Group Coordinator), Ms Isabel Mazzei (Head of Office, Oxfam International), HE Mr Crawford Falconer (Chairman of the Agriculture Negotiations) and HE Mr Fernando De Mateo y Venturini (Chairman of the Special Session of the Council for Trade in Services).

First Trade Policy Review of Jordan

On 10 and 12 November 2008, the Trade Policy Review Body met at the WTO to undertake Jordan’s first Trade Policy Review.

The country acceded to the WTO in April 2000 and has been an AITIC Participating Member since 2004.

The WTO Press Release contains a link to the Secretariat report, the Government report and the Chairman’s concluding remarks.

AITIC takes part in the International Conference on Intellectual Property

Upon the invitation of the African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI), AITIC took part in the International Conference on Intellectual Property and the Economic and Social Development of the OAPI Member States, jointly organised by OAPI and the Government of the Republic of Senegal, from 4 to 6 November 2008in Dakar, Senegal.

Bringing together African and foreign senior officials in charge of intellectual property issues, financial institutions and development partners, the meeting addressed development issues in Africa, and in particular in the OAPI member countries, and discussed possible solutions an optimal management of intellectual property could bring.

In addition to a presentation on the main theme of the Conference, AITIC participated in the Workshop on “Extension, dissemination of technical information, IT reform, electronic filing of IPs, etc.”. The outcome of the Conference was the adoption of the Dakar Declaration.

AITIC and OAPI signed a Cooperation Agreement on 16 June 2008.

AITIC Briefing Session on the CARIFORUM EPA

On demand from several Participating Members, AITIC organised a Briefing Session on the “Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs): Main Aspects of the CARIFORUM EPA”, which took place on Thursday 30 October 2008 at the Crowne Plaza Europa Hotel in Brussels (Belgium).

The CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) is the first such agreement concluded between an ACP regional group and the EU and its coverage is fairly comprehensive. The meeting focused on issues of negotiating interest to the other regional groupings still involved in EPA negotiations: services and investment, agriculture and intellectual property, as well as competition and government procurement. Speakers included key negotiators from the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery who shared their expert views and practical insights.

The Republic of Angola makes a symbolic financial contribution to AITIC

In recognition of AITIC’s work in favour of less-advantaged countries, and particularly of least-developed countries, the Republic of Angola’s Trade Representation in Switzerland and to the WTO has decided to make a symbolic financial contribution to AITIC.

Mr Lukonde LUANSI, Minister Counsellor and Head of Angola’s Trade Representation in Geneva, said that “AITIC’s services (…) are essential for understanding and participating in the negotiations of the WTO and other international trade-related organisations”.

AITIC would like to thank the Republic of Angola for its contribution.

AITIC Training Session on the Agreement on Agriculture

As part of its technical assistance and capacity building activities, AITIC held a Training Session on the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture for the English-speaking Asian-Pacific and the Caribbean countries WTO delegates. The session took place over two half days, on 28 and 29 October 2008 on the AITIC premises, Geneva.

The training covered three main aspects: (1) the main provisions on domestic support, market access and export competition as well as the implementation experience; (2) notification obligations under the Agreement on Agriculture; and (3) an overview of the current negotiations on agriculture with a specific focus on issues of concern to developing countries.

The training aimed to reinforce the technical knowledge of delegates based in Geneva, allowing them to better understand the main provisions of the Agreement on Agriculture and to participate more effectively in the WTO negotiations on agriculture.

A similar session took place for the English-speaking WTO delegates from the Eastern European, Central Asian and Middle East countries on 23 and 24 October 2008.

AITIC Flash Meeting on the Agricultural Safeguards

On Wednesday 22 October 2008, AITIC organised a Flash Meeting on “Agriculture Safeguards: Make-or-Break Issues in the Doha Negotiations?” in the Centre de conferences de Varembé, Geneva.

Failure to agree on the Special Safeguard Mechanism (SSM) for developing countries in the discussions on the modalities in agriculture at the July 2008 mini-ministerial meeting on the Doha negotiations was reported as the main cause for the collapse of the talks. In light of the importance assigned by the developing countries to the SSM, the Flash Meeting provided an opportunity to examine the issue of safeguards more closely.

Presentations included an account of the lessons learned from the WTO agreement on Safeguards; a brief on the usefulness of the Special Safeguard in the Agreement on Agriculture (SSG); and an analysis of the ability of the SSM to mitigate the impact of import surges. The presentations were followed by a discussion.

Presentations:

The Republic of Sudan accedes to AITIC

AITIC is pleased to announce that the Republic of Sudan has become AITIC’s 59th Participating Member. Pursuant to Article 17, paragraph 3, of the Agreement Establishing AITIC as an Intergovernmental Organisation, the accession is effective 30 days after having deposited the Instrument of Accession with Switzerland’s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, i.e. on 19 October 2008.

AITIC welcomes the Republic of Sudan. On 13 and 14 October, the Agency held a National Workshop in Khartoum on the “Review of the Doha Work Programme and Implications for Sudan” .

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