second, they hrp the major powers. they have recently two weeks ago committed to the sustainability of development including the commitment to eradicate poverty so the manner in which ttip will react to the commitments by the united states and the european union on the development of the world is, of course, a relevant one. third, developing countries around the world are currently considering mitigation strategies to multilateral -- to pure lateral agreements as well as megaregionals to which they are not parties and i hope the panelists will be able to have a conversation of what could be the feasible mitigation strategies. and finally, of course, the wto is the bedrock upon which we all nations basically build their insurance system for multilateral trade or global trade. and i would like the panel to address also what could be the mitigation strategies, adaptation strategies for the multilateral trading system. i have been selected to be both moderator and give an introductory speech and thank you very much for tha