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Inter-parliamentary Union and European Parliament HE Mr Bernd Lange; HE Mr. Manzoor Nadir; HE Mr Martin Chungong, Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Honourable Members of Parliament, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. It is an honour to join you today. I want to apologise in advance for the fact that I will have to leave early Read more

“The 20th Anniversary of China’s Accession to the WTO: Mutual Benefit, Shared Future” Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is an honour and a pleasure to share this message with you. Twenty years ago next week – on 10 November 2001 – the WTO Ministerial Conference approved, by consensus, the text of China’s accession agreements to Read more

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27 September 2021 Excellencies,Colleagues and friends,Ladies and gentlemen, It is my great pleasure to join you to open this 2021 Geneva Trade Week under the theme: Trade for Peace. I want to thank the Geneva Trade Platform for their efforts to raise awareness about the role of trade policy in addressing global challenges. Your work complements Read more

Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, We all know that COVID-19 has devastated us health wise, taking 3 million lives globally. It has devastated economies, and necessitated an unprecedented response. Fiscal support, foregone revenue, and liquidity provision add up to more than 15% of global GDP of roughly $90 trillion. We were not prepared for this pandemic Read more