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We appreciate the fully prepared engagement of the Ethiopian delegation this week, inluding the action plans they circulated and their efforts to undertake additional commitments. This accession will be of both economic & systemic significance to the multilateral trading system.

Dr. Ngozi met Ethiopia's PM Abiy Ahmed on 16 Feb. The two sides share the common aspiration to drive the accession process towards conclusion by MC14 in March 2026. My technical team then visited Addis Ababa to provide technical assistance. Let's continue the joint efforts.

At yesterday's meeting, we heard positive comments from members of the Working Party, reiterated committment of the Ethiopian delegation and readiness of development partners to continue supporting this process. We encourage all stakeholders to work together towards the success.

Following the Working Party meeting, we are organising a Roundtable on Technical Assistance for Ethiopia's WTO Accession. Ethiopia's needs are clearly captured. Thx all partners and donors for your generous and valuable supports in accompanying the country in this journey.

Happy to meet students who are here to participate in the Model WTO 2025 event. This year's focus is on trade policies and small economies. Youths are the future of trade and global governance. Your engagement, ideas and leadership will shape the future of international trade.

Congratulations to the participants from 12 WTO acceding govnts, who have successfully completed the week-long training course on trade in services. We hope this has enhanced your ability and confidence to engage in negotiations. WTO is ready to support your accession journeys.

Very happy to meet Ms. Aakruti Bagwe, Ms. Priya Pansare and Mr. Santosh Kotre, Directors from the World Trad Center Mumbai. We agreed to explore cooperation opportunities in the promotion of Aid for Trade, SMEs, women empowerment, digital transformation and technical assistance.

30 Years of WTO Accessions: membership grew from 128 to 166 and trade coverage increased from 87% to 98%. 22 additional economies are in the accession pipeline. Governments value the WTO as the basic framework to keep the order of international trade. wto.org/english/blogs_…

Welcome the delegation from Nanjing University of Finance and Economics. We had good exchanges on food security and sustainability, as well as curriculum development direction to meet new global governance needs. WTO thanks academia for their interest and research on WTO issues.

Very pleased to meet with Dr. Khaled Hanafy,Secretary General of the Union of Arab Chambers and Amb. Hilda Al Hinai of CASCI. We appreciate your support to the multilateral trading system, especially accessions of Arab countries to the WTO. We agree to continue our cooperation.

Trade plays an important role in peacebuilding particularly in fragile and conflict-affected settings. WTO & Interpeace's partnership has yielded good progress in Somalia's accession. Mr Itonde Kakoma and I agree to better leverage our advantages in future collaborations.

Meet with Dr. Vijay Kalantri, Chairman of World Trade Center Mumbai and President of All India Association of Industries again in Geneva. Thank you Dr. Kalantri for your tireless efforts in promoting trade and investment cooperation. We appreciate your constructive role.

Happy to meet Mr OH Choong Jong, DG for Multilateral Trade and Lagal Affairs, Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy. Congrats Korea on the recent APEC trade ministers meeting held in Jeju. We exchanged on MC 14 deliverables. WTO appreciates Korea's support to our TA work.

Meet the delegation from the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce & Industry, headed by President Chandra Prasad Dhakal. We discussed challenges faced by the Nepalese businesses in the country's LDC graduation. The voice of the business community is important and useful.

Mtg professor and students from Peking University and share my views on global governance and career development. International vision, multidisciplinary skills and persistence are the three suggestions I gave to young people.

Great lunch reception & specialities exhibition of Uzbekistan on the margins of the WTO meeting on Uzbekistan s accession. I advertise loudly here the high quality products of Uzbekistan. WTO membership will promote the country's exports and diversify consumers' options worldwide

Addressing the ITC Parterships for Africa Day. Apart from trade rules setting, supporting Africa's integration in and benefits from the global trade is one of the core responsibilities of WTO. We will continue our collaboration with all stakeholders including ITC in this regard.

Wonderful gathering with African Ambassadors and Heads of development partners. Africa's development needs joint efforts of all stakeholders. Thanks International Trade Centre (ITC) and Pamela Coke-Hamilton for this great opportunity.