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International trade cannot in itself be evaluated positively or negatively. It is an instrument, the results of which are dependent on their application. I am of the view that international trade should not purely be a tool for achieving profits and a platform for a competitive battle between countries where the stronger one often wins. It should also be a developmental instrument. I will therefore hope that at the December Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation this position will be promoted not only by representatives of the so-called developing economies, but also by representatives of the EU. Development must be central to the Doha Development Agenda (DDA). In this regard, I appreciate the fact that the draft EP resolution from the Committee on International Trade received similar requirements. Besides the fact that development should come under the spotlight of the Doha Development Agenda, the resolution also sets out the need for sustainable development. I agree that it is important to improve access to environmental goods and technologies, and it will therefore be necessary to reduce or eliminate tariffs and non-tariff barriers to environmental goods and services. If international trade is to develop in this direction, that is to say towards equitable and sustainable development, it will certainly also have fewer critics."@en1
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