For this reason, Ministers also agreed, ahead of the next Ministerial Conference, on continuing working on an institutional reform of the WTO, which will further reinforce the organization’s ability to efficiently tackle major international trade issues. Additionally, WTO Members also agreed to minimize trade distortion effects from emergency measures adopted to tackle food security and shortages.Īt a time of great geopolitical uncertainty caused by the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the WTO has proved the importance of a well-functioning multilateral trading system. In particular, the agreement on fisheries subsides has been regarded by many as a potential game-changer in tackling the global over-fishing issue. This is the first time members will meet in five years. were heavily impacted by the pandemic and 138 (90) of the 153 reported COVID-19 related measures affecting trade in services put in place by WTO Members and Observers in response to the pandemic are still in force.
The package, composed of six agreements, includes breakthrough and long expected pledges on fisheries and a partial waiver of intellectual property rights on COVID-19 vaccines, as well as significant commitments on health and food security. The WTO serves to secure peace, prosperity and a sustainable economy, said Economics Minister Guy Parmelin. Putman-Cramer, PAM Permanent Representative to the UN, represented the Assembly at the sessions that followed the last round of negotiations on the adoption of the package.
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.Īfter a series of round-the-clock negotiations, which led the Chair and the WTO Director General to extend the Conference by two days to facilitate an outcome, Ministers finally agreed on Thursday on a number of key trade initiatives, which has been referred to as “The Geneva Package”.Īmb. Mr Suleimenov opened the meeting on Sunday, followed by opening remarks from the WTO Director-General, Dr. The 12 th WTO Ministerial Conference was co-hosted by Kazakhstan and chaired by Mr Timur Suleimenov, Deputy Chief of Staff of Kazakhstan's President. The Conference, originally due to take place in late 2021, was postponed due to COVID-19. More than 100 Trade Ministers, Heads of Delegations and Observers gathered in Geneva on Sunday for their first plenary meeting in five years. It is really a big achievement," the source said, adding that principal stakeholders who have benefited from these "historic decisions" taken by the 12th ministerial conference of the WTO are fishermen, farmers, food security, multilateralism, and trade and business, particularly digital economy and MSMEs.17 June 2022, Geneva – PAM was among the delegations invited to attend the 12 th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), which took place in Geneva from 12 to 17 June 2022. "On India's instance sovereign sights on EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zones) have been firmly established. One of the sources said that for the first time subsides on overfishing, deep sea fishing and Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing has been addressed through the proposed pact. We are just waiting for the US approval on it," the sources said.Ī formal announcement on all these issues is likely to be announced anytime soon. A decision on temporary patent (TRIPS) waiver is expected any time soon. "All agreements fully agreed and were unanimously signed.
It was in 2013 at the Bali ministerial conference of the WTO, the member countries inked the trade facilitation agreement to promote seamless movement of goods across the global borders. The four-day talks which began on June 12 concluded early Friday.
The 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) will take. After a gap of about nine years the WTO members reached a pact - fisheries subsidies agreement. The next World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial conference will be held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
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