ADVISORY CONSULTATION ON ACP SUGAR POLICY AND TRADE

13-14 September 1999 (M'babane, Swaziland)

RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CONSULTATION TO THE ACP SUGAR MINISTERS

51. The summary record of the Consultation and its recommendation, on negotiating strategies were presented to the ACP Sugar Ministers at their 6^th Special Meeting and were adopted in full. Furthermore, the Ministers recommended that these be included in their Action Plan for upcoming WTO and SP negotiations.

 VOTE OF THANKS

52. The participants expressed their appreciation to FAO for sponsoring the Consultation, which they found valuable. Furthermore, they expressed their desire for further collaboration in sugar. They recommended therefore that the Subcommittee on Sugar should pursue measures to develop such collaboration with FAO in the future.