Cuttaree goes to New Delhi

Cuttaree goes to New Delhi

Jaya Krishna Cuttaree took his campaign for WTO Director-General to New Delhi this week: WTO offers best protection for developing countries: Mauritius FM"

He talked about the importance of multilateral trade negotiations to developing countries:

"Mauritius says only a rule-based trading system like the World Trade Organisation (WTO) would offer the best protection to the rights of developing and poor countries.

Mauritius Foreign Affairs Minister Jaya Krishna Cuttaree said trade liberatlisation with sustainable development in focus would be able to bridge the divide between the developed and the developing nations.

"The major players have the option of negotiating bilateral free trade areas and choose with whom they want to deepen integration. We do not have such options," said Cuttaree in an interview to ANI."

India still hasn't chosen its candidate:

"India has not so far opened its cards openly in favour of Mauritius in the world trading body. New Delhi is weighing the options of its cultural and political relations with Port Luis and economic advantages of supporting EU's former trade commissioner Pascal Lamy. Cuttaree however, is hopeful that New Delhi will go with Port Luis. "

Cuttaree is campaigning hard:

"Cuttaree, who arrived in New Delhi after a brief visit to Bangladesh to seek Dhaka's support to his candidature, is leaving to Colombo tomorrow."