WTO ministerial meeting of developing countries to begin today
13, May 2019
Prelims level :
Mains level :
- The World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial meeting of developing countries will begin in New Delhi today.
BACKGROUND:
- The two-day meeting is being held at a time when the multilateral rule-based-trading system is facing serious and grave challenges.
- The meeting will provide an opportunity for the Ministers to discuss various issues and the way forward. Today, on the first day, there will be a meeting of senior officers of the participating countries. Tomorrow, the Ministerial Meeting will be held.