MOFA: Talks to activate the file of Iraq's accession to the World Trade Organization

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12-07-2021, 00:11

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Baghdad - INA

Iraq's permanent representative to the United Nations discussed overcoming obstacles to Iraq's accession to the World Trade Organization.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Al-Sahaf said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) today, Sunday, that "the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Ambassador Abdul Karim Hashem Mustafa, meets the Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Chinese Ambassador Zhang Xiangchen. And they are discussing ways to activate the file of Iraq's accession to the organization.

He added, "The two sides also discussed the importance of continuing work in completing technical documents to complete the requirements for accession, and to overcome obstacles and challenges facing the accession process."