Venezuela will denounce the effect that the sanctions have had on the right to trade and food at the XII Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), which was held yesterday in Geneva, reported the Venezuelan ambassador to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva, Hector Constant.
He indicated that the country is committed to achieving “fairer and more supportive trade.”
The WTO meeting that will close on the 15th, hopes to reach agreements on fishing, intellectual property on vaccines against covid-19 and food security, amid fears of a new “trade cold war”.
The 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) opened today at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
During the four-day meeting, members of the trade organization will engage in discussions on issues such as the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver for COVID-19 vaccines. 19, the response to the pandemic, subsidies for fishing, agriculture, food security, as well as the reform of the WTO and its future work priorities.
Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, who attended the meeting in Geneva, said the WHO-centered multilateral trading system is the pillar of international trade and China is willing to play a greater role in world economic recovery. .
Wang stressed that China will continue to safeguard the multilateral trading system with concrete actions and support the WTO reform to move in the right direction, adding that the WTO reform needs to strengthen its functions and promote economic globalization for the benefit of all. members.
Kazakhstan was originally scheduled to host the 12th Ministerial Conference in June 2020, but the conference was postponed due to the pandemic.
