Growing optimism on WTO meeting outcomes: spokesperson
2022.06.07 18:50
FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured outside the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, September 28, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
GENEVA (Reuters) – A World Trade Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday there was “growing cautious optimism” that results would be achieved at a ministers’ meeting in Geneva next week to discuss a series of deals, including on fish and vaccines.
“What the main message that came out of the meeting today is a growing cautious optimism on achieving results at MC12,” said the WTO’s Daniel Pruzin, referring to the body’s 12th Ministerial Conference that runs from June 12-15.
The WTO’s main body the General Council met on Thursday behind closed-doors for a “stocktaking” session before the conference.
