WTO chief Lamy to visit India next week
September 2nd, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) World Trade Organisation (WTO) director general Pascal Lamy will visit India next week to discuss the future of the Doha round talks as deadlocks continue among developing and developed countries on major issues.
During his visit to New Delhi beginning Sep 5, Lamy will hold talks Indian officials and policy makers, including Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma.
Lamy will also inaugurate a WTO-sponsored course for government officials from the Asia-Pacific region. The three-month course, called Trade Policy Course, will be conducted at the Centre for WTO Studies at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade in New Delhi Sep 5 to Nov 25.
This is the first time that this programme is being organised in India. Some 25 participants from 19 countries of Asia-Pacific region will participate in the programme.
The WTO director general has been trying to narrow down the differences on major issues among developed and developing countries ahead of the ministerial meeting to be held in Geneva in December.
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