WTO Shoots for March In-Person Ministerial Following Postponement
After postponing its 12th Ministerial Conference, which was set to start Nov. 30, due to new COVID-19 travel restrictions, the World Trade Organization is now aiming to hold the meeting in person during the first week of March. The WTO…
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delayed the ministerial after Switzerland -- the intended site of the conference -- banned flights from many southern African nations, in response to new information about the Omicron variation of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 found in that region. In its Nov. 29 statement, the WTO emphasized the need for continued negotiations on key issues such as fisheries subsidies and the intellectual property waiver for any COVID-19 vaccines. Trade experts have speculated that the postponement of MC12 will likely mean a slowdown in negotiations on those topics (see 2111290035).