Iraq, on Tuesday disclosed its plan to join the World Trade Organisation, WTO, to boost its trade system and achieve sustainable development.
The country’s President, Abdul Latif Rashid disclosed this during a meeting with the Saudi representative to the WTO, Saqr al-Muqbel, who led a team for handling Iraq’s accession to the organisation, according to a statement from Rashid’s office.
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He noted that Iraq is eager to meet the trade and economic standards needed to join the WTO and thanked the Saudi team for its efforts.
Iraqi Trade Minister, Atheer al-Ghurairi said at a joint news conference with al-Muqbel that Iraq aimed to be “an influential player” in the global economy through reforms.
Al-Muqbel noted that Saudi Arabia would support Iraq at the national, regional and international levels in its WTO bid.
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