World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 2013

Summary

The Ninth World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference was held in Bali, Indonesia from 3 to 7 December 2013.[1] The conference was chaired by the Indonesian Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan.[2]

In this conference, 159 members of World Trade Organization agreed to the Bali Package which aims to ease barriers to international trade.[3]

Yemen's agreement was also registered, dependent on the country's membership ratification. [4]

References edit

  1. ^ "World Trade Organization adopts Bali package, to move ahead on Doha round". Indian Express. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Meetings raise hope of Bali Package". The Hindu. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  3. ^ Bali Ministerial Declaration and decisions Archived 2013-12-18 at the Wayback Machine at WTO official website. Accessed 31 December 2013
  4. ^ "Ministerial Conference approves Yemen's WTO membership". WTO. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

External links edit

  • Ninth WTO Ministerial Conference