Azevedo: June WTO ministerial 'will not be feasible'

摘要

The upcoming World Trade Organization ministerial conference scheduled for early June in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, "will not be feasible" due to the COVID-19 outbreak, WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo told members on Thursday after consulting with Kazakh officials. "It is our considered view that holding MC12 as previously agreed from 8-11 June will not be feasible," he said, according to a WTO statement. Azevedo sent a memo to members with the recommendation after consulting with the Kazakh delegation and General Council Chair David Walker, who is also the New Zealand ambassador.