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Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO

Fifty-First Series of Meetings

September 23 to October 2, 2013

Statements (Item 5 of the agenda, unless otherwise indicated)

Disclaimer: All statements on this page have been provided by delegations and should be checked against delivery. General statements delivered at the plenary session can be consulted at the Assemblies webcasting page. The official version of each statement is the one included in the report adopted by the Assemblies.

CodeTitle(s)File(s)
A/51/AFGRPStatement by the African Group (by the Delegation of Algeria)FrenchStatement by the African Group (by the Delegation of Algeria), Complete document (pdf)
A/51/ASPACStatement by the Asia Pacific Group (ASPAC) (by the Delegation of India)EnglishStatement by the Asia Pacific Group (ASPAC) (by the Delegation of India), Complete document (pdf)
A/51/CACEECStatement by the Caucasian Central Asian and Eastern European Countries (CACEEC) (by the Delegation of Belarus)RussianStatement by the Caucasian Central Asian and Eastern European Countries (CACEEC) (by the Delegation of Belarus), Complete document (pdf)
A/51/CEBSStatement by the Central European and Baltic States (CEBS) (by the Delegation of Poland)EnglishStatement by the Central European and Baltic States (CEBS) (by the Delegation of Poland), Complete document (pdf)
A/51/GRPBStatement by Group B (by the Delegation of Belgium)EnglishStatement by Group B (by the Delegation of Belgium), Complete document (pdf)
A/51/GRULACStatement by the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (GRULAC) (by the Delegation of Trinidad and Tobago)EnglishStatement by the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (GRULAC) (by the Delegation of Trinidad and Tobago), Complete document (pdf)
A/51/ASEANStatement by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (by the Delegation of Singapore)EnglishStatement by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (by the Delegation of Singapore), Complete document (pdf)
A/51/DAGStatement by the Development Agenda Group (DAG) (by the Delegation of Brazil)EnglishStatement by the Development Agenda Group (DAG) (by the Delegation of Brazil), Complete document (pdf)
A/51/EUStatement by the European Union (EU) (by the Delegation of Lithuania)EnglishStatement by the European Union (EU) (by the Delegation of Lithuania), Complete document (pdf)
A/51/LDCStatement by the Group of Least Developed Countries (LDC) (by the Delegation of Benin)FrenchStatement by the Group of Least Developed Countries (LDC) (by the Delegation of Benin), Complete document (pdf)
A/51/AFGStatement by AfghanistanEnglishStatement by Afghanistan, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/ALGStatement by AlgeriaFrenchStatement by Algeria, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/ANGStatement by AngolaFrenchStatement by Angola, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/AUSStatement by AustraliaEnglishStatement by Australia, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/AUTStatement by AustriaEnglishStatement by Austria, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/BANStatement by BangladeshEnglishStatement by Bangladesh, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/BARStatement by BarbadosEnglishStatement by Barbados, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/BENStatement by BeninFrenchStatement by Benin, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/BHUStatement by BhutanEnglishStatement by Bhutan, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/BOTStatement by BotswanaEnglishStatement by Botswana, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/BRAStatement by BrazilPortugueseStatement by Brazil, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/BRDStatement by Brunei DarussalamEnglishStatement by Brunei Darussalam, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/BUFStatement by Burkina FasoFrenchStatement by Burkina Faso, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/BURStatement by BurundiFrenchStatement by Burundi, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/CABStatement by CambodiaEnglishStatement by Cambodia, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/CAMStatement by CameroonFrenchStatement by Cameroon, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/CANStatement by CanadaEnglishStatement by Canada, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/CHLStatement by ChileSpanishStatement by Chile, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/CHNStatement by ChinaEnglishStatement by China, Complete document (pdf)
ChineseStatement by China, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/COLStatement by ColombiaSpanishStatement by Colombia, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/COSStatement by Costa RicaSpanishStatement by Costa Rica, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/COTStatement by Côte d’IvoireFrenchStatement by Côte d’Ivoire, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/CROStatement by CroatiaEnglishStatement by Croatia, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/CZEStatement by the Czech RepublicEnglishStatement by the Czech Republic, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/DENStatement by DenmarkEnglishStatement by Denmark, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/DPKStatement by the Democratic People's Republic of KoreaEnglishStatement by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/EGYStatement by EgyptEnglishStatement by Egypt, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/ELSStatement by El SalvadorSpanishStatement by El Salvador, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/EQGStatement by Equatorial GuineaSpanishStatement by Equatorial Guinea, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/ETHStatement by EthiopiaEnglishStatement by Ethiopia, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/FYMStatement by the former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaEnglishStatement by the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/GAMStatement by GambiaEnglishStatement by Gambia, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/GEOStatement by GeorgiaEnglishStatement by Georgia, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/GERStatement by GermanyEnglishStatement by Germany, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/GRCStatement by GreeceEnglishStatement by Greece, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/GTMStatement by GuatemalaSpanishStatement by Guatemala, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/GUBStatement by Guinea-BissauPortugueseStatement by Guinea-Bissau, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/HLSStatement by Holy SeeEnglishStatement by Holy See, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/ICEStatement by IcelandEnglishStatement by Iceland, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/INDStatement by IndiaEnglishStatement by India, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/INOStatement by IndonesiaEnglishStatement by Indonesia, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/ITAStatement by ItalyEnglishStatement by Italy, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/JAMStatement by JamaicaEnglishStatement by Jamaica, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/JPNStatement by JapanFrenchStatement by Japan, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/KENStatement by KenyaEnglishStatement by Kenya, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/MADStatement by MadagascarFrenchStatement by Madagascar, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/MALStatement by MalaysiaEnglishStatement by Malaysia, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/MLIStatement by MaliFrenchStatement by Mali, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/MMXStatement by MexicoSpanishStatement by Mexico, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/MOCStatement by MonacoFrenchStatement by Monaco, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/MONStatement by MontenegroEnglishStatement by Montenegro, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/MORStatement by MoroccoFrenchStatement by Morocco, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/MOZStatement by MozambiqueEnglishStatement by Mozambique, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/MYRStatement by MyanmarFrenchStatement by Myanmar, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/NAMStatement by NamibiaEnglishStatement by Namibia, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/NEPStatement by NepalEnglishStatement by Nepal, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/NEZStatement by New ZealandEnglishStatement by New Zealand, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/NIGStatement by NigerFrenchStatement by Niger, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/NORStatement by NorwayEnglishStatement by Norway, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/PALStatement by PalestineArabicStatement by Palestine, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/PANStatement by PanamaSpanishStatement by Panama, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/PARStatement by ParaguaySpanishStatement by Paraguay, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/PHLStatement by the PhilippinesEnglishStatement by the Philippines, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/POLStatement by PolandEnglishStatement by Poland, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/ROCStatement by the Republic of CongoFrenchStatement by the Republic of Congo, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/ROKStatement by the Republic of KoreaEnglishStatement by the Republic of Korea, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/ROMStatement by the Republic of MoldovaEnglishStatement by the Republic of Moldova, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/RONStatement by RomaniaEnglishStatement by Romania, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/RUSStatement by the Russian FederationRussianStatement by the Russian Federation, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/RWAStatement by RwandaEnglishStatement by Rwanda, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/SENStatement by SenegalFrenchStatement by Senegal, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/SERStatement by SerbiaEnglishStatement by Serbia, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/SILStatement by Sierra LeoneEnglishStatement by Sierra Leone, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/SLKStatement by SlovakiaEnglishStatement by Slovakia, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/SOAStatement by South AfricaEnglishStatement by South Africa, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/SPNStatement by SpainSpanishStatement by Spain, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/SRLStatement by Sri LankaEnglishStatement by Sri Lanka, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/SUDStatement by SudanArabicStatement by Sudan, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/SWAStatement by SwazilandEnglishStatement by Swaziland, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/SWEStatement by SwedenEnglishStatement by Sweden, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/SWIStatement by SwitzerlandFrenchStatement by Switzerland, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/SYRStatement by the Syrian Arab RepublicArabicStatement by the Syrian Arab Republic, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/THAStatement by ThailandEnglishStatement by Thailand, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/TOGStatement by TogoFrenchStatement by Togo, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/TRTStatement by Trinidad and TobagoEnglishStatement by Trinidad and Tobago, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/TURStatement by TurkeyEnglishStatement by Turkey, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/UGAStatement by UgandaEnglishStatement by Uganda, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/UKRStatement by UkraineEnglishStatement by Ukraine, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/UNKStatement by the United KingdomEnglishStatement by the United Kingdom, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/UOTStatement by the United Republic of TanzaniaEnglishStatement by the United Republic of Tanzania, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/USAStatement by the United States of AmericaEnglishStatement by the United States of America, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/UYGStatement by UruguaySpanishStatement by Uruguay, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/VTNStatement by Viet NamEnglishStatement by Viet Nam, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/YEMStatement by YemenArabicStatement by Yemen, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/ZMBStatement by ZambiaEnglishStatement by Zambia, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/ZWEStatement by ZimbabweEnglishStatement by Zimbabwe, Complete document (pdf)
A/51/ARIPOStatement by the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)EnglishStatement by the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), Complete document (pdf)
A/51/FICCIStatement by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)EnglishStatement by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Complete document (pdf)