UAE Minister for Foreign Trade Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi elected as chair of WTO's 13th Ministerial Conference

UAE Minister for Foreign Trade Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi elected as chair of WTO's 13th Ministerial Conference

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: July 27 2023

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  • UAE Minister for Foreign Trade Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi has been elected as the chair of the World Trade Organisation’s 13th Ministerial Conference that will be held in Abu Dhabi in February 2024. 
  • The announcement was made during the WTO General Council in Geneva, where Dr Al Zeyoudi met with the WTO director general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
  • The conference will be attended by representatives from the 164 countries and customs blocs that make up the WTO. 
  • It will review the performance of the trading system, make decisions on future work and set up the road map for the next conference.
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