UAE's Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi Elected Chair of WTO's 13th Ministerial Conference

• 26 Jul 2023

On 25^th July, 2023, Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi, UAE's Minister for Foreign Trade, was elected as the chair of the World Trade Organisation's 13th Ministerial Conference scheduled for February 2024 in Abu Dhabi.

Key Points:

• The announcement was made during the WTO General Council in Geneva, where Dr Al Zeyoudi met with the WTO director-general, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
• The conference will convene representatives from the 164 countries and customs blocs that constitute the WTO.
• The conference's agenda includes reviewing the trading system's performance, making decisions on future work, and setting up the roadmap for the subsequent conference.