Concluding Remarks by the Chairperson of The Trade Policy Review Body, H.E. Mr. Eduardo Muñoz Gómez at the Trade Policy Review of the East African Community 21 and 23 November 2012

This second joint Trade Policy Review of the East African Community (EAC) countries has allowed us to situate the five countries’ trade and trade-related policies and practices in their socio-economic context. We are grateful for the active participation of the delegations headed respectively by H.E. Mr. Pierre Claver NDAYIRAGIJE, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Burundi to the WTO; H.E. Dr. Tom MBOYA OKEYO, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Kenya to the WTO; H.E. Mrs. Soline NYIRAHABMANA, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the WTO; H.E. Dr. William A. MGIMWA, Finance Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania; H.E. Mr. Peter KAGIMU KIWANUKA, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Uganda to the WTO. I would also like to thank the discussant, H.E. Mr. Yi Xiaozhun, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of China to the WTO, and Members of the TPRB for contributing to our fruitful exchange of views, as well as the EAC Secretariat for its assistance to its members during this review process.