Sub-Committee on Least-Developed Countries - Thirty-Seventh Session - Note on the Meeting of 7 June 2004

World Trade Organization RESTRICTED WT/COMTD/LDC/M/37 2 August 2004 (04-3293) Sub-Committee on Least-Developed Countries Thirty-Seventh Session NOTE ON THE MEETING OF 7 June 2004 Chairperson: Ambassador Ian de Jong (Netherlands) Subjects discussed: A. Adoption of the Agenda 1 B. WTO Work Programme for Least-Developed Countries (LDCs) 1 (i) Accession of LDCs 1 (ii) Market Access for LDCs 4 (iii) Traderelated Technical Assistance for LDCs 6 C. Other Business 11 Adoption of the Agenda The Chairman formally welcomed Nepal as a full WTO Member. He hoped the SubCommittee would be welcoming other LDCs as WTO Members in the near future. The SubCommittee adopted the proposed agenda contained in document WTO/AIR/2311. WTO Work Programme for Least-Developed Countries (LDCs) The Chairman said that he intended to build on past work and to focus attention on three important elements of the Work Programme, namely: accession of LDCs; market acces