22/07/2008 :: The Doha Round is a Development Round. This has to be reflected not only in the modalities for Agriculture and NAMA but also in all other areas integral to the Single Undertaking, Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said at the meeting of the Trade Negotiations Committee on 21 July. See the full text of Mr Støre's statement below: + More

03/06/2008 :: At the informal CTE-SS on 5-6 May, Norway presented a proposal for an outcome from the negotiations on the relationship between existing WTO rules and specific trade obligations set out in multilateral environmental agreements. Ms. Kaja B. Edrén from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Oslo presented the proposal, contained in the attached document Job(08)/33, with the following statement. + More

18/04/2008 :: At the meeting of the Trade Negotiations Committee on 17 April 2008 the Norwegian WTO Ambassador Eirik Glenne underscored the importance of sufficiently addressing the level of comfort for all Members. In the Rules negotiations Ambassador Glenne said, the comfort Norway needs will only be achieved if the Chair of the Negotiating Group provides the Members with a revised text in line with the mandate given by Ministers in Hong Kong. + More

28/02/2008 :: At the informal CTE-SS on 27 February, Norway explained in more detail its long-held view that staying within the limitations of the mandate would give the best outcome on paragraph 31(i) of the Doha negotiations. A written submission may follow at a later stage. + More

13/12/2007 :: Negotiations on the relationship between existing WTO rules and specific trade obligations (STOs) in multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) are mandated in paragraph 31(i) of the Doha Declaration. + More