We, the Ministers, have met in Singapore from 9 to 13 December 1996 for the first regular biennial meeting of the WTO at Ministerial level, as called for in Article IV of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, to further strengthen the WTO as a forum for negotiation, the continuing liberalization of trade within a rule-based system, and the multilateral review and assessment of trade policies, and in particular to: m assess the implementation of our commitments under the WTO Agreements and decisions; m review the ongoing negotiations and Work Programme; m examine developments in world trade; and m address the challenges of an evolving world economy.