“After over 10 years of negotiations, the prospect of Saudi Arabia’s accession to the WTO is no longer a dim light at the end of the tunnel, but an imminent reality,” WTO director-general Supachai Panitchpakdi said in a speech at the Jeddah Economic Forum on Jan. 19. “If all goes well, there is a realistic chance that Saudi Arabia will accede to the WTO before the end of this year.”
The WTO chief added: “I should like to see Saudi Arabia playing its part in bringing the Doha Development Agenda to a successful conclusion.”
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