Director -General of the WTO urges members to implement the results of the 12th Ministerial Conference as soon as possible

Xinhua News Agency, Geneva, July 27th (Reporter Chen Binjie Chen Junxia) The Director -General of the World Trade Organization Ivera called on all members to implement the results of the 12th Ministerial Conference of the WTO as soon as possible, so that the WTO can continue to meet the challenges facing the multilateral trade system.

Ivera said at the World Trade Organization Prime Minister's Council in the past two days that the 12th Ministerial Conference has achieved "unprecedented" achievements. The WTO needs to continue to revitalize all core functions to adapt to changing changes. Global economy.

Ivera urged the WTO members to implement a series of results achieved by the Ministerial Conference as soon as possible. She said that the meeting reached a "historic" agreement on fishery subsidies, but the agreement could only play a role after formal effect. In view of the severe situation facing global marine protection and fishery resources, members should approve the agreement in accordance with relevant procedures as soon as possible. "We should set the goal as a few months, not to complete this work over the years."

Ivera also sorted out the results of ministerial conferences in the areas of intellectual property exemption and food security related to epidemic prevention, and encouraged all members to negotiate in the agricultural field to seek breakthroughs.

Regarding the content of the results of the WTO in the results of the ministerial meeting, Ivera said that members agreed to carry out necessary reforms on the WTO, but they need to reach a consensus on the content of the reform. question.

The 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization was held in Geneva from June 12th to 17th. The meeting achieved extensive concern of global concerns such as the response to the response to the new crown epidemic, the exemption of intellectual property rights, food security, humanitarian grain procurement, fishery subsidies, electronic transmission tariffs, and the reform of the WTO.

[Editor in charge: Gu Yan]

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