Uzbekistan aims to accelerate process of accession to WTO
Date
2/16/2022 2:13:44 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb.16
By Natavan Rzayeva - Trend:
Uzbekistan aims to accelerate the process of accession to the
WTO, Trend reports
referring to the Uzbek Ministry of Investments and Foreign
Trade.
In this regard, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Investments
and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan Sardor Umurzakov held an online
meeting with the Director General of the World Trade Organization
(WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
During the conversation, the current state of the process of
Uzbekistan's accession to the WTO was discussed, as well as urgent
tasks for further advancing negotiations in this direction,
outlined in the new Roadmap of events for 2022, developed jointly
with the Secretariat of the Organization in order to intensify the
negotiation process.
The key topic of the negotiations was the issues of preparation
for the upcoming 5th meeting of the Working Group on Uzbekistan's
accession to the WTO. The progress of the elaboration of new
documents submitted by Uzbekistan to the WTO Secretariat for the
meeting was considered.
The WTO leadership expressed its commitment to providing
comprehensive support to Uzbekistan in the process of joining the
Organization and intensifying bilateral cooperation for the prompt
resolution of emerging issues.
In this regard, Director General expressed the willingness of
the WTO Secretariat to expand technical assistance to Uzbekistan to
support bilateral and multilateral negotiations with the member
countries of the Organization.
The Uzbek side emphasized the priority importance given in
Uzbekistan to the issue of accession to the WTO. In particular, it
was noted that this issue is one of the key tasks outlined in the
Development Strategy of New Uzbekistan for 2022-2026.
Following the meeting, the parties agreed to maintain a close
and regular dialogue for accelerated progress in resolving the
issues discussed.
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