New Delhi, February 13 Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal held meetings with WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in Geneva on Friday and discussed issues related to the upcoming ministerial conference in Cameroon.
The 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) is scheduled to take place in Yaounde, Cameroon, from March 26-29 this year. The conference is the highest decision-making body of the 166-member World Trade Organization (WTO).
"Discussed key priorities for making MC14 a positive, balanced, and inclusive Ministerial. Highlighted India's continued commitment towards constructive engagement with WTO Members for strengthening the rules-based multi-lateral trading system," said a social media post by the Permanent Mission of India at WTO, Geneva.
The Commerce Secretary also met with Permanent Representatives and Ambassadors of various developing countries and discussed key issues in the context of MC14.
This was the first official engagement of Agrawal with the WTO Director-General in Geneva after becoming the Commerce Secretary.
Besides monitoring global exports and imports, the WTO adjudicates trade disputes among member countries.
