On January 26, 2023, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized an online brainstorming session to discuss “Fisheries Subsidies Negotiations”. Stuart Harbinson, FMG member and Former Chief Representative of HK China to the WTO moderated this session.
At the meeting, John Weekes, FMG member and Former Ambassador of Canada to the WTO delivered the opening remarks. Then, Angela Ellard, Deputy Director-General at the WTO; Wayne McCook, Assistant Secretary-General of CARICOM Single Market and External Trade (CSMET) and Former Ambassador of Jamaica to the WTO; Benedicte Fleischer, Deputy Permanent Representative of Norway to the WTO; and Alice Tipping, Lead of Sustainable Trade and Fisheries Subsidies at the International Institute for Sustainable Development shared their insights on MC12 outcomes on fisheries subsidies, the opportunities and challenges ahead and next steps on the negotiations of fisheries subsidies by MC13 and beyond.
Nearly 80 participants joined the brainstorming, including members of FMG, Ambassadors/DPRs of WTO members, Directors of WTO divisions, representatives from related international organizations, and experts from renowned think tanks and universities etc.
Recording of this session can be watched via: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi_Ojakj7go.
Annex 1: Opening Remarks of John Weekes
15:00- 15:05 |
Opening Remarks Speaker: John Weekes (FMG) |
15:05- 15:37 |
Presentations Moderator: Stuart Harbinson (FMG) |
15:05-15:13 | Speaker 1: DDG Angela Ellard (WTO) |
15:13- 15:21 |
Speaker 2: Amb. Wayne McCook (CARICOM Single Market and Trade)
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15:21- 15:29 | Speaker 3: Benedicte Fleischer (Norway) |
15:29- 15:37 | Speaker 4: Alice Tipping (IISD) |
15:37- 16:30 |
Discussions Moderator: Stuart Harbinson (FMG) |
Annex 2: List of confirmed participants
1.FMG/FFMG
Axel Addy (FMG)
Mercedes Araoz (FMG)
Clemens Boonekamp (FMG)
Jonathan Fried (FMG)
Stuart Harbinson (FMG)
Alejandro Jara (FMG)
Xiankun Lu (FMG)
Patrick Low (FMG)
Hamid Mamdouh (FMG)
Fernando De Mateo (FMG)
Michitaka Nakatomi (FMG)
Sherry Stephenson (FMG)
Alice Tipping (FMG)
Peter Ungphakorn (FMG)
John M Weekes (FMG)
Alan Wolff (FMG)
Brad McDonald (FFMG)
2.WTO Missions
Barbados: Matthew WILSON, Ambassador
Czech Republic: Lenka ŠUSTROVÁ, Ambassador
Cabo Verde: Clara DELGADO JESUS, Ambassador
Djibouti: Kadra Ahmed HASSAN, Ambassador
Egypt: Ahmed Ihab GAMALELDIN, Ambassador
Hong Kong, China: Laurie LO, Ambassador
New Zealand: Clare KELLY, Ambassador
Norway: Petter ØLBERG, Ambassador
Russian Federation: Dmitry LYAKISHEV, Ambassador
Panama: Alfredo SUESCUM, Ambassador
Singapore: TAN Hung Seng, Ambassador
Togo: Kokou Yackoley JOHNSON, Ambassador
Australia: Jeremy GREEN, DPR
Argentina: Josefina BUNGE, DPR
Cabo Verde: Carla MIRANDA, DPR
China: Li Yihong, DPR
Denmark: Mads Thuesen LUNDE, DPR
EU: Hiddo HOUBEN, DPR
Netherlands: Marcel VERNOOIJ, DPR
Spain: Agustín Navarro de Vicente-Gella, DPR
Türkiye: Bahar DOGAN, DPR
Türkiye: Ayşegül Şahinoğlu YERDEŞ, DPR
Papua New Guinea: Daphne HANGATT, Second Secretary
3.WTO Secretariat
Angela Ellard, Deputy Director-General
Jean-Marie Paugam, Deputy Director-General
Werner Zdouc, Director, Knowledge and Information Management, Academic Outreach and WTO Chairs Programme
Gabrielle Marceau, Senior Counsellor for Research on Legal Policy, Economic Research and Statistics Division
Maria Pereyra, Senior Counsellor, Legal Affairs Division
Sajal Mathur, Counsellor, Trade and Environment Division
4.International Organizations
Yuvan Beejadhur, World Bank
Peter Van den Bossche, WTI
Kimberley Botwright, WEF
5.Think Tanks
Bill Reinsch, PIIE
William Reinsch, CSIS
Tristan Irschlinger, IISD
Ernesto Fernandez Monge, PEW
6.Universities
Andre Sapir, Columbia University
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