Third round of negotiations for Iraq’s accession to the World Trade Organization

Minister of Trade Athir Dawood Salman arrived today, Tuesday, in the city of Geneva, Switzerland, at the head of the Iraqi team negotiating Iraq’s accession to the World Trade Organization to attend the third meeting of the working group on Iraq’s accession, 16 years after the second meeting was held.

The statement of the Ministry’s media office, a copy of which was received by {Euphrates News}, indicated that “Iraq is proceeding, through the national committee concerned with its accession to the World Organization, which is headed by the Minister of Trade, to complete its procedures to accomplish the required files and support reforms and legislation to be in line with the market system and enhance the country’s economic capabilities to complete the requirements of the next stage of the accession process.”

The statement noted that “the preparatory meetings of the Iraqi negotiating team are continuing at the headquarters of the World Trade Organization in Geneva, in preparation for the third meeting of the working group on Iraq’s accession, which will be held this week.”

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