BUSINESS communities have an important role in shaping their country's national position for World Trade Organisation (WTO)-related issues as their inputs would help governments develop sound negotiating positions.
What we want to do is try to strengthen the integration of the business community into the entire process of negotiation, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO (ITC) division of Trade Support Services director Ramamurti Badrinath told reporters at a two-day workshop to discuss cooperation between business and government in preparation for the next WTO Ministerial meeting in Cancun, Mexico, in September.