Nigeria’s Minister Elected Vice-Chair WTO Ministerial Conference

Okechukwu Enelamah, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, has been elected Vice-Chairperson (Africa) for the 11th World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference.

Mr. Enelamah’s election alongside two others was decided at the meeting of the WTO General Council in Geneva on July 26, the UN agency said.

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The Biennial Ministerial Conference is the topmost decision-making body of the WTO.

It meets as the Dispute Settlement and Trade Policy Review Body to oversee procedures for settling disputes between members and to analyse members’ trade policies.

“At a General Council meeting on 26 July, WTO members elected three officials to serve as Vice Chairs for the WTO’s 11th Ministerial Conference (MC11) in Buenos Aires,” a statement from the agency said.

“The officials are: Dr Okechukwu Enelamah, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment (Nigeria); Mr Todd McClay, Minister of Trade (New Zealand); Mr Edward Yau, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Hong Kong, China).

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“On 18 May 2017, the General Council agreed to elect Minister Susana Malcorra of Argentina to chair MC11. The Ministerial Conference will take place on 10 to 13 December 2017.”

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