WTO accession: progress and priorities
Tashkent hosted a press conference on the current state of Uzbekistan’s accession process to the World Trade Organization and its next priority tasks.
The event was attended by the Chair of the WTO Working Party on the Accession of Uzbekistan Sung-yo Choi, the Director of the WTO Accessions Division, Maika Oshikawa, as well as representatives of government agencies.
During the event, detailed information was provided on the economic reforms being implemented as part of Uzbekistan’s accession to the organization, the results achieved during the negotiations, and future tasks.
The 12th and 13th Meetings of the Working Group took place this year.
As part of these events, answers to more than 400 questions from Member States were presented, along with over 30 related documents.
Tangible results were also achieved in bilateral negotiations regarding market access for goods and services.
As emphasized at the event, Uzbekistan’s accession to the WTO expands foreign trade opportunities, improves the investment climate, and enhances the competitiveness of the national economy.
Gulnoza Boboyeva, UzA
