Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Jamshid Khodjaev and the head of the WTO discussed issues of accelerating the process of the republic’s entry into the organization, the press service of the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade reports.
The sixth meeting of the working group on Uzbekistan’s accession to the World Trade Organization is taking place in Geneva. During the talks, issues of accelerating the process of Uzbekistan’s accession to the WTO were discussed.
The need to intensify bilateral negotiations on access to the market of goods and services with all WTO member countries and the signing of relevant protocols on their completion in order to accelerate the country’s entry into the organization was noted.
The Director General of the WTO welcomed the work of the government of Uzbekistan in the framework of the process of the republic’s accession to the WTO, including the holding of bilateral negotiations with key member countries. According to her, thanks to the active initiative measures of the Uzbek side, cooperation with the organization has gained positive momentum, the report says.