El medio ambiente en la minería

49 ALENA SINDElAR As 1 have previously pointed out, GAIT is already beginning to take up the chaIlenges presented by the interaction between envrronment and trade. 118 abilíty to meet these chalIenges wiIl be enhanced, of eourse, by a successful conclusion oC the Uruguay Round. May I, at this point, just add a postscript to my remarks and speak for a minute or two about the Uruguay Round iaelf. It is obvious that we have suffered many setbacks and disappointments and missed deadlines. We need a political breakthrough. 1do not knowwhen that wiIl come, perhaps within tbe next several weeks, perbaps latero When it does come, we probably sball need another two montbs or more to finish detailed market access negotiations in goods (agricultural as well as non-agricultural) and services, and to make a few changes bere and tbere in tbe texts before uso But despite the setbacks, and despite tbe daunting tasks tbat stilllie abead, 1 do believe tbat we sball finish successfully witbin the time allotted under tbe American "fast-track" legislation. Why do 1 say tbat? For several important reasons. First, at long last, real negotiations are taking place on tbe key issues, especially in tbe vexing area of agricultural traOO. People at the top -1 mean presidents and prime ministers– are nowdirectly involved, and tbey are the oneswho are going to bave to make some very difficult decisions for the Round to end successfully., Second, we now have a 450-page document before us, largely negotiated, ocassionallya Chairman's best effort to find eompromise on bis own respon– sibility. This document, issued late last December, contaios significant disap– pointments for every eountry in tbe negotiations. But when govemmen18 look al the document in its totality tbey recognizc tbat lbe world would be a better place witb the documenl signed tban without. Third, we are going witb an bistorical tide, not against ¡l. One need only look at Central and Bastem Europe, al developing countries -Brazil, Mexieo, Argentina and India lo cite a few- thal are autonomously turning to more market oriented systems, and at tbe steadystream ofeountries seeking to enter the GATI, to see that tbis is a strong, ineoming tide. Trade and the environment eouldbe central to GA TI's next Ninth Round. Who knows? - perbaps it wiIl be called tbe Oreen Round. Lees fmish first, bowever, sUcCessfulIy the Uruguay Round Trade Negotia– lions. The multilateral trading system govemed by the GATI is a key eIement of tbe global economy. Its achievements cut across North-South lines, and its success