New Commercial Diplomacy Seminar

The opening of the first day of the New Commercial Seminar at the ICPE saw over 80 guests from 40 countries, incl. the United States, Iran, Thailand, Venezuela, Croatia, Indonesia, India, Kosovo, Hungary, Taiwan, Brazil, Japan, Nigeria, Denmark, Poland, Lithuania, Germany, Portugal, Serbia and others.

The opening address featured the announcement and presentation by the Slovenian MFA of the country's new Economic and Business policy in a speech delivered on behalf of Minister Žbogar by Ambassador Dragan, Coordinator of Economic Diplomacy at the MFA.

Other speakers on the first day included Mr Petros Sourmelis, Head of the Market Access Unit at the European Commission, Mr Laurent Matile from the International Trade Center (WTO/UNCTAD) in Geneva, Ambassador V.S. Seshadri of India, Mr Takeshi Ito, Director General of Japan External Trade Organization in Vienna, Dr Davorin Kračun, Former Slovenian Foreign Minister and Deputy PM, Dr Ernest Petrič, Chairman of the International Law Commission and constitutional judge, Bill Burwell, Director of the United States Export Assistance Center and Mr Sergio Costa, General Manager of the Brazilian Agency for Export Promotion.

The opening address of the New Commercial Diplomacy Seminar was given by H.E., Ambassador and Coordinator for commercial diplomacy at the MFA of the Republic of Slovenia Dr. Zvone Dragan

H.E., Ambassador Dr. Ernest Petrič, Chairman of the International Law Comission and Constitutional Court Judge, adressed the guests and gave a speech on the importance commercial diplomacy should be given within the MFA of the Republic of Slovenia.

ICPE Director-General Dr. Štefan Bogdan Šalej receiving a gift from Mr. Sergio Rodrigues Costa, Business General Manager of APEX Brazil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency). In his lecture Mr. Costa presented the best Brazilian practices in commercial policy.

Mt. Takeshi Ito, Director-General of JETRO (The Japan External Trade Organization) presented the Japanese practices and experience with commercial diplomacy.

Please find the program here .

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