By Alex Webb
Two working papers have been discussed today at the WTO, both promoting the formation of new INGOs. The Egyptian delegate proposed a plan whose key tenet was the creation of new regional trade bodies, intended to encourage intra-regional trade, whilst Vietnam and India advocated a consultative body comprising neutral experts. This latter paper proved contentious, with a number of delegates posing questions about the nature of neutrality, and Ghana and Brazil expressing their favour for experts to hail from member states. In opposition to the Egyptian delegate's working paper, the Canadian delegate failed to ingratiate himself with the chairs, declaring that “This working paper is a little bit like Dutch girls: they look nice from afar, but once you get into them...”. The assistant director is a Dutchwoman.
It was agreed at the beginning of the last session of the day that a merging of the two working papers would be discussed.
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