The Iraqi Chargé d’affairs to Geneva Meets with Head of Working Group on Iraq’s Accession to World Trade Organization

The Chargé d’affairs of Iraq in Geneva Dr. Abbas Kadhim Obaid met with the head of the working group on Iraq’s accession to the World Trade Organization, Ambassador Omar Hilal / Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations in New York, in the presence of the Director of the Accession Department at the World Trade Organization, Mrs. Maika Oshikawa in the headquarters of the organization and the two sides exchanged talks about ways to activate Iraq’s accession to the organization and the importance of continuing work in completing the technical documents to complete the requirements and overcome the obstacles and challenges facing the accession process. It was agreed to prepare training programs for members of the national negotiating team, as well as to discuss the importance of setting a new date for the high-level conference on Iraq’s accession to the World Trade Organization, which was supposed to be held in Baghdad for the period 26-27/ 11/2019.