69. The countries of Asia were deeply aware of the importance of free trade and trade liberalization.

Trade facilitation was also important.

Will developing countries lose or gain from trade liberalization in important sectors, the development of which contributes to poverty reduction?

The validity of trade in sustainable forest products, both domestic and international, must be recognized.

Many participants emphasized the increasing importance of South South trade.

This is of particular relevance in the case of technical barriers to trade.

The importance of making international trade a real engine for development was emphasized.

Reaffirming the importance of trade as an engine for growth, development and poverty eradication,

Capacity building in trade facilitation was of critical importance.

The dynamic effects of increased trade are likely to be of major significance for Africa too.

... including the importance of mutually supportive trade and environment policies.

The creation of an internal market and the development of foreign trade would also be vital.

There is no doubt that the tasks to be undertaken by the World Trade Organization will be of critical importance in strengthening the process of free trade.

19. The Foreign Ministers stressed the importance of trade and investment liberalization and increased world trade to secure sustained growth in the world economy.

13.3 The importance of trade as a major contributor to development is fully recognized.

Marking and tracing were also very important in the elimination of illicit trade channels.

The related problem of improving the situation of victims of trafficking in women should be given high priority.

Partnerships, and the concept of shared responsibility among those involved in the chemicals trade, were central to the Convention.

Delegates reiterated the importance of transport and trade facilitation for developing countries' competitiveness.

The Subcommittee stressed the importance of security and confidence in the success of e commerce systems.

In addition, progress in the work on trade, debt and financing issues was important.

Therefore trade liberalization is crucial to global economic growth and poverty reduction.

The process of trade liberalization and rule making in the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations is of particular significance for the future trading opportunities of the LDCs.

Reference was also made to the liberalization of the textile trade in 2005, which would be of major importance to developing countries.

For the former, measures to liberalize trade in road transit services are important.

(a) Coordination by Parties at the national and international levels to prevent illegal trade is very important.

As most of the trade in the region is seaborne, the cost of carriage of goods by sea is of vital importance.

Mr. NAADJIE (Ghana) said that the importance of trade for developing countries as an engine of growth had long been acknowledged.

In Armenia, the EU concentrates on boosting job creation in view of the high unemployment. Therefore, a large programme has been funded under the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) to increase the quality of vocational education and training, so that it becomes more relevant to the needs of the labour market.

The Government attaches great importance in maintaining an ongoing channel of communication with NGOs and civil society at large on the trafficking issue.

Further development of the regulatory framework remains important for the growth and efficient functioning of retail trade in the area of e commerce.

Thailand has always attached great importance to the work of UNCTAD as a main agency for trade and development policies.

Comparing the progress of the least developed countries with the progress of other developing countries on these goals, however, presents a serious challenge.

Trade liberalization, with a view to enhancing the access to markets for the exports of small island developing States is particularly important.

The Russian Federation attached great importance to the improvement of mechanisms to regulate foreign economic ties and train specialists in foreign trade.

His Government attached great importance to the success of the Uruguay Round in order to uphold a free and fair global trade system.

14. The Board noted the importance of adopting national human resource development policies for trade based on the considerations set out above.

The World Trade Organization will be of paramount importance for the efficient functioning of the global trade system for the benefit of all countries.

The development of a verifiable and credible end user certificate system would be of critical value in further tackling illicit arms transfers.

International commitments on aid, debt and trade issues for developing countries are essential to implement for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

Although domestic capabilities matter, a number of factors affect intra industry trade patterns in the developing world.

Yet commodity issues were particularly important to the trade and development of African countries, including his country.

The successful conclusion of the multilateral trade (Mr. Dimitrov, Bulgaria) negotiations of the Uruguay Round was essential for the revitalization of international trade.

The representative of the private sector emphasized the importance of dismantling barriers to South South trade, from which developing countries can make even greater gains.

Debt relief, trade reform and development aid are all vital, but none of them can work alone. Fundamental to making poverty history are the Governments of the developing world themselves.