Minister of Trade, Atheer Dawood Salman, arrived in Geneva to head the negotiating team for Iraq’s access to the World Trade Organization in its third negotiating round.
The Ministry of Trade said in a statement, ‘Minister of Trade, Atheer Dawood Salman, arrived today, Tuesday, in the city of Geneva, at the head of the Iraqi negotiating team for Iraq’s access to the World Trade Organization, to attend the third Meeting of the working group for Iraq’s accession, 16 years after the second meeting was held.”
It added, “Iraq is continuing, through the national committee concerned with its access to the World Trade Organization, which is headed by the Minister of Trade, to complete its procedures to complete the required files and support reforms and legislation to be consistent with the market system and strengthen the country’s economic capabilities to complete the requirements of the next stage of the access process,” explaining that “preparatory meetings are continuing for the Iraqi negotiating team at the h
eadquarters of the World Trade Organization in Geneva, in preparation for the third Meeting of the working group on Iraq’s accession, which will be held this week.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency