COOPERATION WITH THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO) IS INTENSIFYING

On May 5, 2020, an online meeting of the officers of the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the UN Office in Geneva with experts from the World Trade Organization was held.

At the beginning of the meeting, the Turkmen side informed WTO experts about the work done to provide our country with observer status in the WTO.

In addition, according to the results of the regular meetings of the Government Commission for the Study of Turkmenistan’s Membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO), held on April 15 and May 4, 2020 in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, it was noted that as a first step, it is necessary to achieve the observer status of the country in the Organization, as well as a review of the economic policy and regime of foreign trade of Turkmenistan was also prepared.

Emphasizing the satisfaction with the work done by the WTO representatives, it was noted that the acquisition by Turkmenistan of observer status in the organization will contribute to the development of the national economy of Turkmenistan.

The parties also discussed the possibility of including the issue of granting Turkmenistan observer status in the Organization on the agenda of the next session of the WTO General Council.