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December 13, 2002

Original: English

FTAA – CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON SMALLER ECONOMIES

Eighteenth Meeting

Panama, December 5-6, 2002


PRESS COMMUNIQUÉ


  1. The Eighteenth Meeting of the Consultative Group on Smaller Economies (CGSE) was held in Panama City, Panama from December 5-6, 2002. In attendance were delegates of the following countries: Argentina, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and United States.

  2. The CGSE agreed on an agenda, which is attached to this press communiqué. All the items on the agenda were covered.
     
  3. The CGSE undertook a thorough review of the mandates given to it by the Ministers Responsible for Trade at their November meeting in Quito, Ecuador.
     
  4. The CGSE agreed on a Work Plan for the new negotiating period.
     
  5. The Tripartite Committee presented a draft framework for the development of the national and/or sub-regional trade capacity building strategies.
     
  6. The next meeting of the CGSE will take place in Panama City, Panama from January 29-31, 2002.




FTAA - CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON SMALLER ECONOMIES


AGENDA

  1. Mandates of the Quito Ministerial Declaration for the Consultative Group on Smaller Economies

  2. Work Program and Calendar of Activities

  3. Hemispheric Cooperation Program – Presentation by the Tripartite Committee on the proposed format for preparing and developing strategies for trade-related capacity building

  4. Other business

 
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