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126Uncorrected/ Not for publication- 08.12.2009to be taken upfront because we have our interests and there is noquestion of our agreeing only to those sectors where the developedcountries are interested. We are clear that it has to be concluded as asingle undertaking. The present round of negotiations and services willbe an integral part. So, on the services, if I may just inform that at theWTO Negotiations and traded services are unlike those in agriculture andNAMA and industrial goods as there are no tariffs which are quantifiablewhen it comes to services. Therefore, India's position is clear that ourinterests out of the four modes in two are very strong. That is modeone on cross border supply and mode four is a movement ofprofessionals. We hope when the negotiations move forward we will bein a position to assess carefully after the text-based negotiations resumenow, as has been agreed, and those revised drafts on agriculture andNAMA and on the services negotiations, which will be horizontally takenup after a few months, I can say, we would better assess where we areat that stage.(Contd. by NBR/2K)-SSS/NBR-MP/2K/1.55.SHRI ANAND SHARMA (CONTD.): Sir, before I conclude, I would like tosay two more things.The first one is whether the W.T.O. is dictating. Shri N.K. Singhknows that the W.T.O. is a membership-driven organisation. TheSecretariat can compile. Thee Secretariat is meant for that and it ispaid for that. But, it is the political leaders and the Member countries ofthe W.T.O. who will decide what to do. The Secretariat does not decidein any multilateral organisation -- whether it be the UN or the WIPO or