Sunday, November 29, 2009

Iraq participates on the World Trade Organization meeting Nov. 30 - Dec. 2 aspiring full membership



Iraq participates on the World Trade Organization meeting aspiring full membership

Iraq on Monday participating in the Ministerial Conference of WTO held in Geneva, seeking to run for a third round of talks with the organization for full membership.

A media source in the Ministry of Commerce, said a delegation of the Supreme National Committee, headed by the Minister of Trade and purity of net debt agency will participate in the Ministerial Conference of WTO held in Geneva tomorrow (Monday) over the three days.

He added that the delegation will discuss the possibility of Iraq's accession to the organization and to obtain full membership instead of the capacity of observer that it is now, noting that Iraq held by the two rounds of talks with the International Secretariat of the Organization in Geneva and that this is the third time in which to confer gain membership.

He reported that the Iraqi delegation will present a working paper on the various sectors, noting that the full membership requires time and convinced the members of the World Trade Organization by granting full membership, adding that Iraq has accepted in February 2004 as an observer in the Organization.

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