 WTO:
Five nations slam "opaque" MC14 format, demand inclusive talks (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
With eight days to go for the World Trade Organization's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaounde, Cameroon, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Guyana, India, and South Africa have warned the WTO's General Council (GC) chair that the "new format of MC14 discussions", particularly "in the form of break-out sessions" lacks "inclusivity and transparency."
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WTO:
DG issues revised MC14 modalities amid transparency concerns (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
Amid growing turmoil over the lack of transparency and inclusiveness in the process for the World Trade Organization's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14), getting underway in Yaounde, Cameroon in just eight days, WTO Director-General Ms. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on 17 March issued a restricted document outlining the "revised modalities, schedule of MC14 sessions and Minister-Facilitators."
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