Negotiations on Belarus’ accession to the WTO

12-06-2017

On June 9, 2017 Geneva hosted the next round of negotiations on Belarus’ accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

The Belarusian delegation was headed by the Ambassador at Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vladimir Serpikov. The delegation also included the representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Economy and the Permanent Mission of Belarus in Geneva.

The Belarusian delegation met with the Chairman of the Working Party on Belarus’ accession to the WTO, the Permanent Representative of Turkey in Geneva, Kemal Madenoglu, and the Acting Director of the WTO Accessions Division, Maika Oshikawa.

K.Madenoglu and M.Oshikawa highly appreciated the work carried out by Belarus within the realization of the decisions taken at the 8th meeting of the Working Party on Belarus’ accession to the WTO in January, 2017 in Geneva.

The parties agreed that the WTO Secretariat will circulate the first Draft Working Party Report (final document) to be considered at the 9th meeting of the Working Party on Belarus’ accession to the WTO in 2017.

The bilateral negotiations on market access for goods and services were held with interested WTO Members, during which the Belarusian delegation managed to bring positions closer and create prerequisites for the completion of negotiations with a number of WTO Members in the second half of 2017.

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