By Xinhua,
Jakarta : Indonesia will represent the interests of developing nations in negotiations on the Doha Development Round framework during the upcoming World Trade Organization (WTO)’s ministerial meeting next week.
“The purpose of the meeting is to reach a base for further negotiations on agriculture and non-agriculture market access (NAMA),” the Jakarta Post daily Wednesday quoted Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu, as saying.
The initial base would have no legal grounding, but would be an important milestone in the negotiations, which have been delayed since 2001, Mari said.
During the meeting scheduled to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, on July 21, Indonesia is set to represent the G33, a group of 44 developing countries collaborating on economic and social issues at the international forum.