Sub-Committee on Least-Developed Countries - Thirty-Eighth Session - Note on the Meeting og 29 October 2004

World Trade Organization RESTRICTED WT/COMTD/LDC/M/38 21 December 2004 (04-5602) Sub-Committee on Least-Developed Countries Thirty-Eighth Session note on the meeting of 29 october 2004 Chairperson: Ambassador Ian de Jong (Netherlands) Subjects discussed: A. Adoption of the Agenda 1 B. WTO Work Programme for LeastDeveloped Countries (LDCs) 1 (i) Market Access for LDCs 1 (ii) Traderelated Technical Assistance and CapacityBuilding Initiatives for LDCs 17 C. Other Business 18 Adoption of the Agenda The Chairman formally welcomed Cambodia as a full WTO Member. He said that Cambodia became the 148th Member of the WTO on 13 October 2004 and was the second LDC acceded to the WTO following Nepal. He said that 32 LDCs were Members of the WTO which bode well for the LDC Members of the WTO and for the multilateral trading system. The SubCommittee adopted the draft agenda contained in document WTO/AIR/2395/Rev.1. WTO Work Programme for LeastDevel