Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
Tashkent, May 15 /Xinhua/ — Uzbekistan will speed up the process of joining the World Trade Organization /WTO/, the press service of the head of Uzbekistan reported on Wednesday.
“On May 14, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed the progress of Uzbekistan’s accession to the World Trade Organization and measures to accelerate this process,” the statement said.
As reported, within the framework of the bilateral track, negotiations were held with 33 countries on market access issues, of which negotiations with 24 countries were successfully completed.
“In particular, by the end of this year it is necessary to complete bilateral negotiations with the remaining nine countries, hold two more meetings of the Working Group and complete the preparation of the draft final report of the Working Group, thereby securing Uzbekistan’s international obligations within the WTO,” the statement said.
“This process has been carried out since 2023 under the special control of the head of state. Over the past time, Uzbekistan has achieved concrete results in multilateral and bilateral negotiations,” the press service noted. -0-