| Conférence des Ministres du Commerce des Pays d'Afrique et d'Amerique Sud, Marrakech, des 17 au 19 Juin, 2008 |
 Marrakech - Le Maroc assure une participation active au Système global de préférences commerciales (SGPC qui se veut un forum mis à la disposition des pays en développement pour renforcer leurs échanges commerciaux à travers des tarifs préférentiels et des règles souples, a indiqué, mardi à Marrakech, le directeur des relations commerciales internationales au ministère du Commerce extérieur, Khalid Sayah.  |
Address of Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD
Ministerial Meeting of GSTP Ministers, 22 April 2008, Accra |
 I am honored to address this special session of the GSTP Committee of Participants at Ministerial level here in Accra, Ghana. I am delighted to see that so many Ministers of participating states have convened here in order to establish a firm basis for concluding the Third Round by the end of 2008. Your presence at this meeting clearly illustrates the commitment you undertook in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 2004 to be closely and personally involved in the affairs of the GSTP. |
| First Africa-South America Summit |
| 30 November 2006 - The First Africa-South America Summit held in Abuja, Nigeria on 26-30 November 2006 issued the Abuja Declaration and Plan of Action that included references in support of the GSTP. |
| The Southern Common Market |
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 MERCOSUR ACCEDES TO THE GSTP AGREEMENT
3 October 2006 - The Global System of Trade Preferences Among Developing Countries (GSTP) received a further boost today with the accession of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR), comprised of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
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| Group of Fifteen Summit Meeting |
| 14 September 2006 - The 13th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Group of Fifteen held in Havana, Cuba reiterated the commitment of the Group to the Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP) among developing countries. |
| Applications for Accession to the Agreement |
| The governments of Burkina Faso, Burundi, Haiti, Madagascar, Mauritania, Rwanda, Suriname, Uganda and Uruguay have applied for accession to the GSTP Agreement. |
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