World Trade Organisation [to 21 November 2015]
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DG Azevêdo urges G20 leaders to strengthen global trading system
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo briefed G20 leaders at their meeting in Antalya, Turkey, today (16 November) on preparations for the WTO’s 10th Ministerial Conference in Nairobi next month. In their communiqué, the leaders gave a strong call for the WTO to deliver in Nairobi and to implement all the elements of the Bali Package, including those on agriculture, development, public stockholding as well as the prompt ratification and implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement. However, in the meeting much of the discussion focused on regional and bilateral trade initiatives due, in part, to slow progress in the Doha Round negotiations.