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A Monthly Newsletter of the Ministry
of Commerce and Industry |
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Vol.5 No. 10 - 11
Jan
- Feb 2004 |
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ZOELLICK MEETS JAITLEY INDIA, US
TO ENGAGE CONSTRUCTIVELY IN MOVING FORWARD DOHA ROUND |
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India and the United States have agreed to engage
constructively in moving forward the ongoing negotiations in the World Trade Organisation
(WTO). This was indicated at a meeting between Mr. Arun Jaitley, Indian Minister of
Commerce & Industry and Mr. Robert Zoellick, United States Trade Representative
(USTR), in New Delhi on 16 February, 2004. During the meeting, all aspects of the current
WTO negotiations were covered and both sides decided to follow it with further technical
discussions.
Both the sides understood and expressed keen interest to work together constructively
during the current year so that the momentum of negotiations is maintained. The two sides
also tried to understand each other’s sensitivities, concerns and areas of offensive
interest.
Mr. Dipak Chatterjee, Commerce Secretary; Mr. S.N. Menon, Special Secretary, Department of
Commerce; Mr. Rajiv Sikri, Special Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs; and Mr. K.M.
Chandrasekhar, Ambassador, PMI/Geneva, took part in the discussions as part of Indian
delegation, while Ms. Linnet Deily, Deputy USTR and Ambassador to the WTO and Mr. David C
Mulford, US Ambassador and senior officials from the US delegation participated. Mr.
Jaitley flagged the issue of agriculture and its sensitivities for India as a large
percentage of Indian population depended on it. He further apprised the USTR about India's
concern regarding the issue of outsourcing. Mr. Jaitley also raised the issue of recent
anti-dumping investigations by US on |
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Mr. Robert Zoellick, United States Trade Representative
with Mr. Arun Jaitely, Indian Minister of Commerce & Industry in New Delhi on 16th
February 2004. |
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Indian shrimps. Mr. Zoellick said that the progress in
carrying forward the negotiations could be made despite ensuing elections in both the
countries. |
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Mr. Jack Straw, Secretary of State in Foreign &
Commonwealth Office (U.K.), with Mr. Arun Jaitely, Indian Minister of Commerce &
Industry, in New Delhi on 6th February, 2004
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IN THIS ISSUE |
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- Zoellick meets Jaitley : India, US to
engage constructively in WTO
negotiations
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- Zoellick's
letter to revive Doha round |
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- Trade Policy
Review : United States |
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- Agriculture
key issue in WTO negotiations |
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- WTO : The Road
Ahead |
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- Important
events in the WTO during Dec, 2003 |
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- Outsourcing a
legitimate part of globalisation : UNCTAD |
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- Press feedback |
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- Schedule of
meetings at WTO / Geneva |
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