US Votes ‘No’ on Third Committee’s Resolution
He explained that the resolution before prejudges the ongoing work of the intergovernmental working group, strays from the original mandate to 'consider the possibility' of elaborating an international regulatory framework, and rushes to support
United States Deeply Committed to Conventional Weapons Destruction
He said the United States wanted to dispel at the outset the notion that in some way it is trying to detract from the Oslo Convention, which is a separate treaty outside the framework of the CCW, which also addresses clusters.
Private Sector Investment Critical to Improve Food Security
He stressed that to encourage private sector investment, countries will need, countries will need transparent, predictable and efficient regulatory systems. He said they will need plant variety protection and patent protection of seeds.
Assistant Secretary Robert O. Blake, Jr. Represents US at 17th SAARC Summit
He said this year's SAARC summit, several of the SAARC heads of state lamented that SAARC has made only incremental progress towards regional integration. They said that intraregional trade represents only 5 percent of total trade.
President Obama Sets Aggressive Timetable to Complete Trans-Pacific Partnership
Mr. Froman said it was a follow-up meeting to the one that President Obama convened last year in Yokohama at the APEC leaders meeting. He said it was a terrific meeting in a number of respects.
