Tanzania Report, Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania - ILEAP

• It is important to develop a national agenda on how to address the WTO issues as a nation,encompassing the whole process from negotiations to implementation and to develop acommon understanding of the issues involved and how best to address them from a commonnational perspective;• There is need to understand the position of the major contending parties in the negotiationsprocesses, analyse those positions and their implications to the Tanzanian position as inherentin the groups through which Tanzania participates. This is critical in terms of developing andinfluencing negotiation options and eventually in terms of implementation of concludedagreements;• It is important to bear in mind the benefits of collective bargaining as a group on the part ofdeveloping countries;• It is important that Tanzania spends more effort and resources in implementing theagreements and that increasingly more national resources as channeled to this aspect of theprocess and there are deliberate efforts to reduce over dependence on aid and technicalassistance. Aid can be used as an instrument to weaken the strength of developing countriesthat lies in their unity;• Future discussion papers should include inputs from Government officials who areparticipating in the actual negotiations as a way of ensuring up todate information on thestatus of negotiations.6.4 CLOSING CEREMONYThe Executive Director of the AERC delivered the closing remarks emphasizing the importance of holdingsuch preparatory workshops to ensure that participants in Cancun will be aware of the currentdevelopments and that other stakeholders get the opportunity to contribute to inputs into the process. Asstated during the opening remarks, AERC is financing similar workshops in a total of six African countries.Finally the Acting Executive Director of ESRF thanked AERC for extending financial support to theprogramme, the resource persons who provided discussion inputs and other participants for a livelyworkshop. The workshop was formally closed at 1.00 p.m. on 13 th August, 2003.6.5 SOME SELECTED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE TANZANIA DELEGATIONATTENDING THE WTO 5 TH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE IN CANCUNThe workshop had selected a few but very important recommendations so that the Tanzaniadelegation should bear in mind during the forthcoming WTO 5 th Ministerial Conference inCancun, Mexico. These include the few very important ones as listed hereunder: -6.5.1 It was extremely important for the Tanzania Delegation to adopt a Regional Solidarity Approachinto which Tanzanias interests are well integrated. The Solidarity approach stands better prospectsfor successful negotiative win situation.6.5.2 Tanzania as could be for most of other LDCs, AU seek and register for postponement approach tonegotiations such that clarifications and more time for conducting indepth analyses of issues beingbrought up.6.5.3 Areas where Tanzania, as a LDC enjoys exemptions, need therefore neither make anycommitment nor conduct or involve in negotiations. Instead if there offers being made without"attached" conditions then Tanzania could consider acceptance so long that she has comparativeadvantage than her competitors.6.5.4 It maybe advisable for Tanzania, as would be for all other LDCs to seek and secure postponementof issues to facilitate capacity building of local based resources and personnel. In doing forTanzania should also seek for Technical assistance."Deliberations on WTO Pre-Cancun Sensatization Workshop" 33