The Parliamentary Conference on the WTO
is a joint undertaking of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the European
Parliament. Its primary objective is to enhance the external transparency of
the WTO and make it accountable to parliamentarians as elected representatives
of the people. The sessions of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO are held
once a year.
2. Program
Inaugural
session
·Senator Donald H. Oliver (Canada), Member of the
IPU Executive Committee
·Mr. Georgios Papastamkos, Vice-President of the
European Parliament
·Ambassador Shahid Bashir (Pakistan), Chairperson
of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body
Substantive theme Trade as a tool of economic growth, job creation and poverty alleviation
Rapporteurs
·Mr. Panacheril C. Chacko, MP (India)
·Mr. Paul Rübig, Member of the European
Parliament
Discussant
·Ms. Marion Jansen, Counsellor, WTO Secretariat
Policy
dialogue with members of the
high-level panel designated by the
WTO Director-General to define the future of trade:
Analysing
21st century trade challenges
Moderator
·Mr. Jörg Leichtfried, Member of the European
Parliament
Panellists
·Mr. Pradeep Singh Mehta, Secretary General, CUTS
International
·Ms. Sharan Burrow, Secretary-General of the
International Trade Union Confederation
Hearing
with the WTO Director-General, Mr. Pascal Lamy
Panel
discussion Trade in services: time for political decisions
Panellists
·Ambassador Fernando De Mateo y Venturini,
Permanent Representative of Mexico to the WTO, Chairperson of the Special
Session of the Council for Trade in Services
·Ambassador Joakim Reiter, Permanent
Representative of Sweden to the WTO, Chairperson of the WTO Council for Trade
in Services
·Mr. Niccolò Rinaldi, Member of the European
Parliament
·Mr. Pascal Kerneis, Managing Director, European
Services Forum
Outcome
document
Rapporteur
·Mr. Benoît Ouattara, MP (Burkina Faso)
(The document is appended)
3. The Canadian delegation
The
Hon. Donald H. Oliver, QC, Senator was presiding the Session.
Mr. Joe Daniel, M.P. participated at the Session.
4. The Meeting
The address by Senator Donald H. Oliver
at the Inaugural Ceremony is appended as well as the Outcome Document.
Respectfully submitted,
The Honourable Salma Ataullahjan, Senator
President, Canadian Group of the IPU