Answer No, I dont think the development agenda is being diluted. Sure, it does take some time for the results to be acheived, especially since most of the development issues are horizontal and are being negotiated as part of the different areas being negotited. In fact at HK we took a number of steps, including adopting a package for the LDCs, as part of the Membership's efforts to push the developmental issues.
Question: buenos dias. que previsiones en fechas existen para la entrada de Russia en la OMC?
Answer Russia is presently negotiating its terms of accession to WTO with on the one side Members of the Organization individually, and on the other side through the multilateral process of checking the Russian legislation which is taking place in Geneva. They obviously are eager to join but too soon to give a date at this stage.
Question: Does the WTO have responsibility for development?
Answer Even though perceptions differ as to what is really meant by 'development' and what should be the means to achieve the end goal of 'development', trade and development are increasingly perceived as being inextricably linked to each other.....Obviously, and this goes without saying, trade cannot be the only engine of growth.....many other pieces will have to fall into place if the developmental objectives are to be achieved.....but there can be little argument over the fact that trade will be an integral part of any such strategy....and even though WTO is not a developmental organisation, by implication, as the body which facilitates multilateral trade rules, it has an important role to play in engineering growth and development
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