WTO members met on 2-3 February for focused discussions on the development dimension of the WTO’s reform agenda. The informal General Council meeting on WTO reform offered members an opportunity to kickstart an exchange on cross-cutting aspects of the development dimension with a view to finding mutually acceptable ways forward.
The 11th China Round Table on WTO Accessions took place from 1 to 3 February in Lao PDR under the theme “WTO Accessions and Trade Integration: Stories from the Asia-Pacific, A Retrospective of 10 Years of Lao PDR’s Membership in the WTO”. The event discussed the impact of WTO accessions on the multilateral trading system, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region, and explored least developed countries’ (LDCs) accession and post-accession best practices.
