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| China, Mexico Conclude Negotiations on China's Accession to WTO |
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FRI, SEP 14, 2001
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China and Mexico concluded bilateral negotiations on China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva Thursday.
The bilateral agreement was signed by Sha Zukang, ambassador of the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations Office in Geneva, and Uardo Perez Motta, Mexican ambassador to the WTO.
Long Yongtu, China's chief negotiator and head of the Chinese delegation, said, "Today is an important day. The signing of the bilateral agreement marks the completion of all bilateral agreements with WTO members in China's WTO accession process."
He said that at the ongoing 18th session of the working party on China's accession to the WTO, members of the working party are making their final efforts toward China's accession to the WTO so as to conclude the negotiation which has already lasted for 15 years.
China's accession will strengthen the economic and trade cooperation between China and all other developing countries, including Mexico, said Long.
After joining the WTO, China looks forward to cooperating closely with developing countries in a joint effort to establish a new international economic order.
Motta said at the signing ceremony that the bilateral agreement demonstrated fully the goodwill of the Mexican government to promote Mexican-Chinese economic and trade relations.
He expressed his hope that China will become a WTO member in the near future.
The ongoing 18th working party session, which is originally scheduled from September 11 to 13, is postponed to September 17 due to the terrorist attack on the United States Tuesday.
The meeting is expected to approve all the documents including the China working party's report, the protocol on China's access to the WTO and its annex, and conclude all the work of the working party on China's accession.
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