Iraq participates in 3rd round of WTO negotiations as a prelude to accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO)

Iraq participates in 3rd round of WTO negotiations as a prelude to accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO)


11/03/2013 12:00 AM

Baghdad, Ahmed Abed Rabbo

plans to the Ministry of Commerce access round the negotiating third special file of trade in goods and for the accession of Iraq to the World Trade Organization, called upon the Ministry of Planning, the concerned government authorities to provide special requirements to join.

said Director of the Department of Foreign Economic Relations at the Ministry of Trade Hashim Mohammed Hatem “morning “The Sub-Committee on the file of trade in goods emanating from the Supreme National Committee for Iraq’s accession to the World Trade Organization discussed most of the inquiries and questions submitted by the member states of the Organization on file trade in goods,

pointing out that the Sub-Committee will meet soon to approve certain amendments to file trade in goods and then send to the WTO in order to allow Iraq run round the negotiating third.

part, said the spokesman of the Ministry of Planning Abdul-Zahra al-Hindawi, “morning” that the accession to the WTO requires the provision of a balance in the trade balance of Iraq through exports and imports, noting that Iraq does not issue Currently, only oil,
noting that the entry in the form of stages to the organization in the interest of Iraq because it would give him enough time to promote the sectors of industrial, commercial and induce a state of balance in exports and imports.

in the meantime, said Chief Engineer oldest in the Ministry of Planning loans Ibrahim al-Amiri, the “morning “The entry of the organization calls from Iraq signed some special agreements to facilitate the flow of goods states that fall under the banner of the organization,

as well as the need to develop the quality specifications of the device Central Agency for Standardization and Quality Control, indicating that join more than openness of Iraq on the global market and international forums.

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