WTO / DIRECTOR GENERAL SELECTION
28-Oct-2020
00:03:20
World Trade Organization (WTO) Spokesperson Keith Rockwell announced that the group of facilitators, led by General Council Chair David Walker of New Zealand, had recommended Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria as the consensus candidate for Director-General, but said the United States “could not support the candidacy of Dr. Ngozi” and would continue to support South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee. WTO
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STORY: WTO / DIRECTOR GENERAL SELECTION
TRT: 03:20
SOURCE: WTO
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 28 OCTOBER 2020, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
TRT: 03:20
SOURCE: WTO
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 28 OCTOBER 2020, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
SHOTLIST
1. Pan right, WTO headquarters exterior
2. Zoom in, WTO logo at the entrance
3. Zoom in, doors to WTO main building
4. Close up, delegation of Korea’s desk
5. Close up, delegation of Nigeria’s desk
6. Pan left, Ambassadors David Walker, New Zealand, Dacio Castillo, Honduras, and Harald Aspelund, Iceland, arrive for meeting at the WTO Council Room
7. Wide shot, Ambassadors Walker, Castillo and Aspelund walk to Council Room in front of reporters
8. Wide shot, officials ahead of an informal meeting with WTO delegations
9. Med shot, Walker prepares for informal meeting with WTO delegations
10. Wide shot, delegations prepare for informal meeting
11. Wide shot, delegations prepare for informal meeting
12. Wide shot, pan right, delegations prepare for informal meeting
13. Pan left, delegations prepare for informal meeting
14. Wide shot, WTO spokesperson Keith Rockwell speaking with journalists
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Keith Rockwell, Spokesperson, World Trade Organization (WTO):
“The purpose of this meeting was for the three facilitators, led by General Council Chair David Walker of New Zealand, to present to the membership their assessment of the candidate that had the best chance of attaining a consensus of the membership. That candidate, as recommended by Chairman Walker, is Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria.”
16. Wide shot, Rockwell speaking with journalists
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Keith Rockwell, Spokesperson, World Trade Organization (WTO):
“One delegation could not support the candidacy of Dr. Ngozi and said they would continue to support South Korean minister Yoo. That delegation was the United States of America. There will be a General Council meeting held on the 9th of November, at which we hope to take a decision on this very important matter. There was a huge amount of support for the troika, for the process that they've run.”
18. Med shot, Rockwell speaking with journalists
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Keith Rockwell, Spokesperson, World Trade Organization (WTO):
“There is a complex way in which you can vote. But the voting, I think that's what John's referring to.”
20. Wide shot, Rockwell speaking with journalists
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Keith Rockwell, Spokesperson, World Trade Organization (WTO):
“I think the overwhelming preference of every one of our members is to decide by consensus and consultations will be held between now and the 9th of November to try and achieve that consensus.”
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Keith Rockwell, Spokesperson, World Trade Organization (WTO):
“Yes, that's right. They said that she had by a wide margin the most preference, that she had wide support across regions and across all levels of development, LDCs, developing countries and developed countries. They said that she had had these since the very beginning of the process.”
23. Med shot, journalists listening to Rockwell’s briefing
24. Med shot, camera people filming Rockwell’s briefing
25. Close up, journalist asking questions
26. Wide shot, journalists listening to Rockwell’s briefing
27. Med shot, journalist asking questions
28. Close up, journalist asking questions
29. Med shot, Keith Rockwell answers question from journalist
2. Zoom in, WTO logo at the entrance
3. Zoom in, doors to WTO main building
4. Close up, delegation of Korea’s desk
5. Close up, delegation of Nigeria’s desk
6. Pan left, Ambassadors David Walker, New Zealand, Dacio Castillo, Honduras, and Harald Aspelund, Iceland, arrive for meeting at the WTO Council Room
7. Wide shot, Ambassadors Walker, Castillo and Aspelund walk to Council Room in front of reporters
8. Wide shot, officials ahead of an informal meeting with WTO delegations
9. Med shot, Walker prepares for informal meeting with WTO delegations
10. Wide shot, delegations prepare for informal meeting
11. Wide shot, delegations prepare for informal meeting
12. Wide shot, pan right, delegations prepare for informal meeting
13. Pan left, delegations prepare for informal meeting
14. Wide shot, WTO spokesperson Keith Rockwell speaking with journalists
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Keith Rockwell, Spokesperson, World Trade Organization (WTO):
“The purpose of this meeting was for the three facilitators, led by General Council Chair David Walker of New Zealand, to present to the membership their assessment of the candidate that had the best chance of attaining a consensus of the membership. That candidate, as recommended by Chairman Walker, is Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria.”
16. Wide shot, Rockwell speaking with journalists
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Keith Rockwell, Spokesperson, World Trade Organization (WTO):
“One delegation could not support the candidacy of Dr. Ngozi and said they would continue to support South Korean minister Yoo. That delegation was the United States of America. There will be a General Council meeting held on the 9th of November, at which we hope to take a decision on this very important matter. There was a huge amount of support for the troika, for the process that they've run.”
18. Med shot, Rockwell speaking with journalists
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Keith Rockwell, Spokesperson, World Trade Organization (WTO):
“There is a complex way in which you can vote. But the voting, I think that's what John's referring to.”
20. Wide shot, Rockwell speaking with journalists
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Keith Rockwell, Spokesperson, World Trade Organization (WTO):
“I think the overwhelming preference of every one of our members is to decide by consensus and consultations will be held between now and the 9th of November to try and achieve that consensus.”
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Keith Rockwell, Spokesperson, World Trade Organization (WTO):
“Yes, that's right. They said that she had by a wide margin the most preference, that she had wide support across regions and across all levels of development, LDCs, developing countries and developed countries. They said that she had had these since the very beginning of the process.”
23. Med shot, journalists listening to Rockwell’s briefing
24. Med shot, camera people filming Rockwell’s briefing
25. Close up, journalist asking questions
26. Wide shot, journalists listening to Rockwell’s briefing
27. Med shot, journalist asking questions
28. Close up, journalist asking questions
29. Med shot, Keith Rockwell answers question from journalist
STORYLINE
World Trade Organization (WTO) Spokesperson Keith Rockwell today (28 Oct) announced that the group of facilitators, led by General Council Chair David Walker of New Zealand, had recommended Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria as the consensus candidate for Director-General, but said the United States “could not support the candidacy of Dr. Ngozi” and would continue to support South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee.
Walker and his co-facilitators in the selection process disclosed the results of their assessment of the candidate most likely to reach consensus for replacing Roberto Azevêdo as WTO Director-General.
WTO members expressed preferences on two remaining candidates during consultations with Ambassadors Walker, Dacio Castillo of Honduras and Harald Aspelund of Iceland.
Based on the depth and breadth of preferences articulated to the facilitators, Walker told a Heads of Delegation meeting that Okonjo-Iweala was the candidate who secured the broadest and deepest support from the membership, spokesperson Keith Rockwell reported after the meeting.
A formal meeting of the General Council is scheduled for 9 November to deliberate on this important issue, Rockwell said.
A WTO Director-General has to be appointed by consensus of all WTO members; consultations will take place from now until 9 November on this important matter, Rockwell told journalists.
Walker and his co-facilitators in the selection process disclosed the results of their assessment of the candidate most likely to reach consensus for replacing Roberto Azevêdo as WTO Director-General.
WTO members expressed preferences on two remaining candidates during consultations with Ambassadors Walker, Dacio Castillo of Honduras and Harald Aspelund of Iceland.
Based on the depth and breadth of preferences articulated to the facilitators, Walker told a Heads of Delegation meeting that Okonjo-Iweala was the candidate who secured the broadest and deepest support from the membership, spokesperson Keith Rockwell reported after the meeting.
A formal meeting of the General Council is scheduled for 9 November to deliberate on this important issue, Rockwell said.
A WTO Director-General has to be appointed by consensus of all WTO members; consultations will take place from now until 9 November on this important matter, Rockwell told journalists.
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