Supachai Panitchpakdi
Supachai Panitchpakdi
Supachai Panitchpakdiwas Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Developmentfrom 1 September 2005 to 31 August 2013. Prior to this, he was the Director-General of the World Trade Organization from September 1, 2002 to September 1, 2005. He was succeeded by Pascal Lamy...
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For the really controversial issues of non-trade items, like environment and labor, I would suggest we go around them very cautiously. I don't think we should have them in the negotiations,
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It is unclear whether a round of international trade talks can be launched in 2001, so it wouldn't be right to set a timetable for launching the round now.
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It was spread on pieces of paper I have seen myself, ... It said I made all these promises that simply weren't true.
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This time in Doha, it's not only a matter of launching a round but of making a global trade round work for all countries.