NATIONAL RETREAT ON THE PREPARATION FOR THE 6TH WTO
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
Cresta Crossroads Hotel
Lilongwe, Malawi, 20-21 October, 2005
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PROGRAMME
Thursday 20 October 2005
Item 1:
Registration and Opening Ceremony
08:00 - 08:30
Registration
08:30 – 09:00
Opening Ceremony
Mr. H.J.K. Mandindi, Facilitator
Statement by Mr. W. Chatsika, Counsellor, WTO
Statement by UNCTAD Representative
Statement by Dr. C. Mwalwanda, ECA
Dr. Martin Kansichi, Minister of Trade and Private
Sector Development, Guest of Honour
Item 2:
State of progress regarding the Doha work
programme and Development issues of interest
to Malawi in the road to Hong Kong
09:00 – 10:00
Presentation by WTO
10:00 - 10:30
Presentation by UNCTAD
10:30 –10:45
Tea and Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:15
Presentation by ECA
11:15 – 12:30
Discussions
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch break
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13:30 – 14:00
Issues from Civil Society: Presentation by the Malawi
Economic Justice Network (MEJN)
14:00-14:30
Issues from the Private Sector: Presentation by the
National Working Group on Trade Policy
14:30-15:15
Discussions
15:15 -15:30
Tea and Coffee Break
15:30-16:15
Conclusions and recommendations of the study on the
Implications of the Multilateral Trade Agreements and
Regional Trade Agreements on the Economy of
Malawi: Presentation by the JITAP National Consultant
16:15 - 17:00
Discussions
Friday 21st October 2005
Item 3:
Presentation and discussion of the Draft Malawi
Position Paper for the 6th WTO Ministerial
Conference
08:30-09:30
Presentation by the Ministry of Trade and Private
Sector Development
09:30-10:15
Comments by WTO, UNCTAD and ECA
10:15-10:30
Tea and Coffee Break
10:30-12:00
Plenary Discussions
12:30- 13:30
Lunch break
13:30- 15:00
Discussions on the firming up of Malawi Position
Paper for the Hong Kong Ministerial Conference
15:00- 15:15
Tea and Coffee Break
15:15 –16:30
Discussions (cont.)
16:30
Closing Statement by Hon. Dr. Martin Kansichi
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