Africa's participation in future multilateral trade negotiations in the framework of the World Trade Organization

Abstract

The objective of GATT was to constitute a forum of dialogue and negotiation among trading nations in order to set up mutually agreed principles and Agreements that would ensure smooth and mutually beneficial trade relations, and henceforth boost trade flows among them. To achieve this, countries signatories to GATT- called Contracting Parties (CPs)- have so far met in eight rounds of Multilateral Trade Negotiations (MTNs) that have constituted the landmark in multilateral trade relations.