Korea offers USD 350,000 to WTO training programme for developing countries

The following is excerpted from a 30 August 2012 press release by the World Trade Organization.

Korea has donated USD 350,000 (about CHF 340,000) to the Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund (DDAGTF). This donation brings Korea’s total contribution to WTO trust funds to CHF 3.6 million since 2002.

This donation will finance technical assistance programmes and training activities for developing and least developed countries as well as economies in transition. The aim is to enhance their ability to participate effectively in the WTO negotiations and ensure they fully benefit from the results achieved during these negotiations.

This release is available in its entirety at:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres12_e/pr672_e.htm