加拿大国际贸易部长裴迪格鲁演讲(3)
Meetings like this are an excellent opportunity for government officials and business leaders from different countries to exchange views on the critical issues of the day.
And the saddest thing is that such a setback to globalization would hurt the world's poor most of all. Those countries that have the means - largely the developed countries - will turn their focus to regional and bilateral trade agreements. And， as Kofi Annan has observed， countries in which poverty has deepened suffer not from globalization - but from a lack of globalization， or from being marginalized from the world trading system.
Next Round of the WTO
We must act， boldly and quickly. In less than a month， the next meeting of WTO Trade Ministers is scheduled to begin.
From my discussions with trade ministers around the world， I find that support for the launch of new trade negotiations is growing. It is clear that differences remain on the scope and ambition of the negotiating agenda， and some countries are not yet fully convinced of the benefits of new negotiations. However， I am increasingly optimistic that a consensus will be achieved to move forward at the next Ministerial Meeting. The most tangible sign of our progress towards a consensus came on September 26， when the Chair of the WTO General Council - Stuart Harbinson （of Hong Kong， China） —— circulated to Members a draft Ministerial Declaration.
With further discussions， this text provides a sound basis for launching expanded negotiations at the next Ministerial.
One clear virtue of this text is that it is 42 paragraphs long， compared to the 34-page， heavily bracketed text we had in Seattle. I am particularly pleased that the Draft Declaration reflects the kind of balanced and realistic agenda Canada has espoused since Seattle. I was also pleased that the draft provides the basis for the “Growth and Development Round” Canada has been calling for.
Sharing the Benefits of Growth
This focus on growth and development is a reflection of the fact that governments in industrialized nations have recognized the shortcomings seen in many international trade institutions， and are taking concrete steps to renew the system， in the interest of all peoples.
This same commitment to sharing the benefits of growth more equally can also be seen in the Democracy Clause adopted at the last Summit of the Americas， in Quebec City last April， as well as the G-8's focus on the world's poor， and especially the situation in Africa.
I believe that this spirit of global solidarity will also energize the next WTO Round. This new Round will look both forward and back. One key objective is to get the last Round right —— in other words， to ensure that the developing world can reap the full benefits of its WTO membership.
This will be a Round that addresses the clear needs of the South， the strong expectations of the North， and the best hopes of us all.
