Supachai welcomes appointment to UNCTAD, pledges continuing support for WTO and DOHA round

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Director-General Supachai Panitchpakdi expressed deep appreciation to United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and to the UN General Assembly on the confirmation yesterday (11 May) of his appointment to lead the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) for the next four years, beginning on 1 September 2005.

Press release: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres05_e/pr404_e.htm