Uzbekistan Completes Its WTO Accession Negotiations With China
Date
11/29/2024 7:09:36 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, November 29. Uzbekistan
completed bilateral negotiations on accession to the World Trade
Organization (WTO) with China, Special Representative of the
President of Uzbekistan on WTO Issues Azizbek Urunov wrote on his
LinkedIn page, Trend reports.
“Very short, but productive visit to Beijing! Yesterday we
completed bilateral negotiations on Uzbekistan's accession to the
WTO with China. I would like to extend deepest gratitude to the
Ministry of Commerce of China, Deputy Minister Li Fei, Director Li
Defeng and the whole team,” he said.
Earlier, Uzbekistan completed bilateral negotiations with the US
on joining the WTO.
The working group for Uzbekistan's entrance to the WTO was
formed in 1994. The procedure was officially reinstated after the
fourth meeting of the working group in July 2020. Four additional
meetings of the working group occurred between 2022 and 2024.
Uzbekistan is gearing up to throw its hat in the ring for WTO
membership before the 14th ministerial conference rolls around in
Cameroon in 2026, according to Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid
Khodjaev, who is at the helm of the country's delegation at the
eighth meeting of the working group on Uzbekistan's bid to join the
WTO.
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