abstract:The term multilateral trade negotiations initially applied to negotiations between General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) member nations conducted under the auspices of the GATT and aimed at reducing tariff and nontariff trade barriers. In 1995 the World Trade Organization replaced the GATT as the administrative body.
What, then, remains of East Asia's longstanding commitment to multilateraltradenegotiations, embodied in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and its forebears?
Support for LDCs should also include implementation of their fast-track accession to the World Trade Organization and their participation in multilateraltradenegotiations.