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UAE's Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi Elected Chair of WTO's 13th Ministerial Conference

  • 26 Jul 2023

On 25th July, 2023, Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi, UAE's Minister for Foreign Trade, was elected as the chair of the World Trade Organisation's 13th Ministerial Conference scheduled for February 2024 in Abu Dhabi.

Key Points:

  • 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 convene representatives from the 164 countries and customs blocs that constitute the WTO.
  • The conference's agenda includes reviewing the trading system's performance, making decisions on future work, and setting up the roadmap for the subsequent conference.