Dubai to host WTO meeting


(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) World Trade Organisation (WTO) to be held in the UAE on October 28 during Global Trade Development Week.

Abu Dhabi — Reform of the global trading system will be high on the agenda at a meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to be held in the UAE on October 28 during Global Trade Development Week.

Organised in partnership with the UAE Ministry of Economy the roundtable meeting will be led by WTO’s director of trade and development Shishir Priyadarshi and will see participation from envoys and ambassadors who will represent their nations at the WTO Ministerial Talks to be held in Nairobi in December.

Titled ‘Strengthening trade-led development: Prospects and challenges for WTO’s Nairobi Ministerial Conference’ the WTO roundtable will be a highlight of the Global Trade Development Week (GTDW) organised under the patronage of the UAE Ministry of Economy.

GTDW 2015 will see 1000 trade leaders from government and the private sector coming to Dubai to discuss solutions to advance the development of international trade.

Abdullah Al Saleh undersecretary for foreign trade and industry UAE Minister of Economy said: “By supporting this WTO roundtable the UAE affirms our commitment to the importance of a multilateral trading system within the framework of the WTO.”


Khaleej Times

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