The Minister of Economy and Trade in the Libyan unity government, Muhammad Al-Hawaij, participated in the opening of the 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization in the United Arab Emirates in the city of Abu Dhabi, with the participation of trade ministers and senior officials from more than 164 countries from around the world.
The media office of the Ministry of Economy said that attendees at the conference discussed the regulations and laws regulating the global trade sector, and initiatives were put forward that would facilitate trade movement between member states to reduce risk and ensure comprehensive access to the global trade system.
The media office stated that the Minister of Economy and Trade met on the sidelines of the conference with the Minister of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China and discussed ways of economic and trade cooperation between the two countries.
The conference was attended by the Undersecretary for Court and Commercial Affairs, Dr. Suhail Abu Shiha, the Director of the Department of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation, Issam Al-Malhouf, the Head of the Ministry’s International Cooperation Department, Faraj Al-Bey, and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Libyan Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, in charge of following up on the World Trade Organization, Imad Al-Tajouri.
The media office indicated that the participation of the State of Libya in the conference comes as an observer member of the World Trade Organization and a follow-up to multilateral cooperation mechanisms, especially since the State of Libya is taking important steps in the economic and trade reform programs, in support of the strategy of the Ministry of Economy and Trade for economic and commercial diversification to increase the contribution of a number of sectors. Non-oil contribution to the GDP, and this participation will be an opportunity to benefit from international expertise.
