{"id":200435,"date":"1996-09-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=200435"},"modified":"2019-03-12T17:58:52","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:58:52","slug":"auto-insert-200435","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-200435\/","title":{"rendered":"UNCTAD\/UNDP trade workshops – UNCTAD press release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FOR USE OF
\nINFORMATION MEDIA<\/p>\n

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NOT AN OFFICIAL RECORD<\/p>\n

                    Note to correspondents No. 17 <\/p>\n

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                                                19 September 1996
\n                                                                 
\n                                 
\n                                
\n         UNCTAD AND UNDP WORKSHOP ON THE IMPLICATIONS
\n         OF THE EMERGING INTERNATIONAL TRADING SYSTEM
\n                  FOR THE PALESTINIAN ECONOMY
\n                                
\n      (West Bank and Gaza Strip, 28 September – 2 October)
\n                                               
\n                                 
\n                                 
\n     At the request of the Palestinian Authority, UNCTAD and UNDP will organize two
\nworkshops in the Palestinian territory on the emerging international trading system and
\nits implications for the Palestinian economy.  The first workshop will take place on the
\nWest Bank (Bir Zeit University) from 28 to 30 September and the second in the Gaza
\nStrip (Rashad Al-Shawwa Center) on 1 and 2 October. <\/p>\n

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     The main agenda items are: <\/p>\n

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–    the emerging global economy and the new international trading system, World
\n     Trade Organization (WTO);
\n–    the current situation of the Palestinian economy and the external trade sector;
\n–    market and commodity diversification potentials, especially with regional
\n     partners;
\n–    general presentation on GATT, Uruguay Round and WTO with special reference
\n     to the Agreements on Textiles, Clothing and Agriculture;
\n–    services.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

     The issue of Euro-Mediterranean policy in relation to WTO accession will also
\nbe discussed.  Bilateral consultations will be organized between the experts and the
\nPalestinian participants.<\/p>\n

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     Some 50 Palestinian experts from the private and public sectors are expected<\/p>\n

\nNote No.17
\nPage 2<\/p>\n

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to participate in these informative meetings which are organized under the auspices of
\nthe Palestinian Ministry of Economy and Trade and PECDAR of the Palestinian
\nAuthority.  The WTO, the United Nations Economic and Social for Western Asia
\n(ESCWA) and international experts will also participate in the deliberations of both
\nworkshops.<\/p>\n

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     These workshops are being organized within the framework of the
\nUNCTAD\/UNDP programme of technical cooperation activities for the Arab countries
\non WTO issues, as well as within the framework of UNCTAD's programme of
\nassistance to the Palestinian people.  Other Arab countries have already benefitted
\nfrom such workshops organized as part of the UNCTAD\/UNDP programme,
\nincluding:  Morocco, Lebanon, Libya, Bahrain, Sudan, Jordan.     <\/p>\n

                            ** *** **<\/p>\n

For more information, please contact Said Guehria, Technical Cooperation Coordinator,
\nInternational Trade Division, UNCTAD, telephone: 41 22 907 57 08 or fax: 41 22 907 00 44; or Carine
\nRichard-Van Maele, UNCTAD Press Officer, on telephone 41 22 907 5816\/28, or fax 41 22 907 00 43,
\nor e-mail: amanda.waxman@unctad.org
\n.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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