General Council

At the General Council's December meeting Norway's ambassador Elin Østebø Johansen commented on the Doha negotiations in the context of the financial crisis.

The accession of Ukraine to the WTO was agreed by the General Council on 5 February 2008, in the presence of President Viktor Yushchenko. This completed a long process of negotiations in which Norway participated actively, and the Norwegian delegation expressed satisfaction that Ukraine is soon a Member. Here is the statement that Ambassador Eirik Glenne held at the Council meeting.