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119Uncorrected/ Not for publication- 08.12.2009on the margins of the OECD Ministerial in Paris. That was again inJune. And, the IPSA Ministers met at India's initiative. IPSA is animportant initiative of three continents, of three emerging economies andvibrant democracies, namely, India, Brazil and South Africa. We made itabundantly clear in that statement that the developing countries hadmade enough concessions, and there is no road for any unilateralconcessions by the developing or poor countries. I had taken the libertyto share the IPSA's statement with the prominent Leaders of theOpposition, both in the Lok Sabha and in the Rajya Sabha. I shared itwith my dear friend, Shri Sitaram Yechury, Shri Raja, and in the otherHouse with Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi and Shri Sharad Joshi. It was justto reassure that there is no question of India, while trying to re-energisethe process, taking a position which casts any shadow or any doubtwhen it comes to our engagement and solidarity with the poor anddeveloping countries of the world.Sir, in September, we had the Delhi Ministerial. It was arepresentative meeting attended by, literally, the microcosm of the WTOreflecting the entire membership from the developing countries, theAfrican Group, the LDCs, small and vulnerable economies and theCotton-4. We also had the key interlocutors from the developedcountries, namely, the U.S., the E.U., Japan, Canada and Australia.There was a consensus reached that negotiations should resume. Wedid not discuss the substance, but about the process as to how toresume the stalled negotiations.There was a reference made here by hon. Members, and I fullyagree with their concerns that there has been an adverse impact of the