UAE to host follow up discussions on WTO Doha Round

DUBAI: The UAE will host a WTO meeting focusing on reforms of the global trading system in October in Abu Dhabi.

The round-table meeting will be led by WTO Director of Trade and Development, Shishir Priyadarshi.

The preparation of WTO Ministerial Talks will see participation from 1,000 trade leaders from the government and private sector who will represent their nations at the forthcoming WTO Ministerial Talks being held in Nairobi in December this year.

The meeting in Abu Dhabi would be held on October 28. The WTO round-table meeting on the topic of 'Strengthening trade led development: Prospects and challenges for WTO's Nairobi Ministerial Conference', will be a highlight of the Global Trade Development Week, which is organised by the UAE Ministry of Economy.

"We look forward to the GTDW providing a platform for further discussions on the WTO Doha Round, which has the potential to change the course of world trade, especially for developing countries," Priyadarshi said.

"The Doha Round aims to achieve major reform of the international trading system, including by lowering trade barriers and reforming global trade rules - ideals that run at the core of GTDW," he said.