Ethiopia s effort to joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) is inching closer to reality, according to the Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration (MoTRI).
A delegation from Ethiopia met with WTO officials in Geneva on July 26th to discuss the resumption of negotiations for Ethiopia s accession to the WTO.
The Chairperson of the Working Party on the Accession of Iraq to the
World Trade Organization (WTO), Ambassador Omar Hilale (Morocco), visited Geneva on 16-18 June.
Building on his earlier visits, the purpose of the Chairperson s meetings in Geneva was to identify steps and mobilise support in relaunching Iraq s accession process which had been challenging due to the security situation in the country.
During his visit, the Chairperson met with: Iraq s new Ambassador Abdul-Karim Hashim Mostafa in Geneva; WTO Director-General, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Deputy Director-General Zhang Xiangchen; the Executive Director of the
International Trade Centre (ITC), Ms. Pamela Coke-Hamilton, and Acting Secretary-General of the