Advanced Trade Policy Course begins in Geneva
Twenty-seven participants from around the world are attending the two-month Advanced Trade Policy Course (ATPC) from 28 January to 22 March 2019 at the WTO headquarters in Geneva. The course was opened by Mrs Dalia Kadisiene, Lithuania’s Permanent Representative to the WTO, and Mr Raymundo Valdes of the WTO’s Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation (ITTC).
In her opening address, Mrs Kadišienė underlined the current challenges facing the multilateral trading system and the importance of the WTO’s trade rules for assisting the development of small and medium-sized countries. She encouraged participants to adopt a constructive approach to the course and to maximize its benefits by exchanging ideas with each other and with the experts making presentations.
The course will focus on helping participants develop and apply practical skills on issues such as: trade policy analysis, formulation and implementation; trade negotiations; dispute settlement; and trade monitoring. Both the legal and economic aspects of WTO rules and disciplines will be examined in a series of interactive sessions including case studies, simulations and exercises. Roundtable discussions will provide a platform for practical exchanges, sharing of experiences and best practices as well as debating present-day trade-related topics. Participants will be expected to prepare and deliver a presentation related to a trade policy topic.
The ATPC represents the highest level of training (level 3) in the WTO’s progressive learning programme and is targeted at participants who already possess a sound knowledge of the WTO and its agreements.
List of participants:
| Mr. ZECKO | Bhutan |
| Mr. Sokheng KONG | Cambodia |
| Mr. Wenli PEI | China |
| Mrs. Yamila Martinez Abreu | Cuba |
| Mrs. Shahinaz Mohamed ELREFAY | Egypt |
| Mr. Sifiso Aubrey DLAMINI | Eswatini |
| Mr. Lisanework Gorfu WUBACHEW | Ethiopia |
| Ms Vartika RAWAT | India |
| Mr. Nurken KENGES | Kazakhstan |
| Mr. Nicholas IRUNGU | Kenya |
| Miss Rayan DANDACHE | Lebanese Rep. |
| Mr. Saye Domason GBEAKEH | Liberia |
| Mrs. Misa RASOLOFOARISON | Madagascar |
| Miss Helen MLOTHA | Malawi |
| Mrs. Zaharah BINTI MOHAMMAD IZAT | Malaysia |
| Mrs. Farisha FATH’HULLA | Maldives |
| Mrs. Snezana VUJANOVIC | Montenegro |
| Mrs. Taina SHIMHULU | Namibia |
| Mr. Yogendra Prasad PANDEYA | Nepal |
| Miss Hildegard Kusaun RAI | Papua N.G. |
| Miss Alexandra MOCHALOVA | Russian Federation |
| Mrs. Nakeisha Ayoka MORRIS | Saint Vincent & G. |
| Mrs. Shahad Salah A. ALSADHAN | Saudi Arabia |
| Miss Gheda ALTAHA | Syrian Arab R. |
| Mr. Ramzi ELABED | Tunisia |
| Mr. Mwamina Bantu Tanaka NGWALE | Zambia |
| Mr. Takaedzwa KWENDA | Zimbabwe |
Source: wto.org
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