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Minister Nishimura Holds Meeting with WTO Director General Dr. Okonjo Iweala
October 18, 2022
On October 18 (Tue.), Mr. NISHIMURA Yasutoshi, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, held a meeting with Dr. Okonjo Iweala, Director General of the WTO (World Trade Organization). In the meeting, the two leaders exchanged opinions on reforming the WTO to maintain and strengthen the free and fair multilateral trading system, and they confirmed that they would work closely together to prepare for the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC13).
- On October 18 (Tue.), Minister Nishimura held a meeting with Dr. Okonjo Iweala, Director General of the WTO, who was visiting Japan. In the meeting, the two leaders exchanged opinions on reforming the WTO to maintain and strengthen the free and fair multilateral trading system, and they confirmed that they would work closely together to prepare for the MC13.
- Minister Nishimura welcomed the agreement made at the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference held in June this year on dealing with important issues such as the pandemic and food insecurity. He also mentioned that Japan will do everything it can to help reform the WTO such as recovering a well-functioning dispute settlement system by taking the opportunity of next year's G7 Trade Ministers' Meeting. Additionally, he shared his ideas for moving forward on talks regarding individual issues such as E-commerce negotiations (that Japan is co-chairing), the moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions, and strengthening rules on industrial subsidies.
