Experts for the «morning»: reforms bring Iraq closer to the World Trade Organization
Experts for the «morning»: reforms bring Iraq closer to the World Trade Organization
At a time when the delegation of the National Committee on Iraq's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva held a series of consultative meetings with specialists in this field, two economic experts said that the reform measures of the Iraqi government bring Iraq closer to joining the organization.
Thamer Al-Azzawi told Al-Sabah: "The government's reforms, which began more than two years ago, will prepare for accession within the next few years."
Role of Iraq
Al-Azzawi pointed out that «Prime Minister Dr. Haider Abadi succeeded in implementing a package of economic reforms have borne fruit internally and externally, and won the confidence of the international community, which means increasing the world's conviction of Iraq's economic role, especially as the country began to gradually reduce reliance on crude oil returns, But to export and achieve self-sufficiency in various sectors, which bring Iraq closer to the world organization ».
Iraq has been accepted as an observer member of the organization in 2004, and its full membership requires several legal and legislative measures and change other laws in line with the laws of the international organization of 160 countries and there are 21 member States observer.
Correct steps
For his part, said the expert in foreign relations Saad al-Muhammadawi: "Iraq has begun to take steps to correct the economy and improve it, after the reform measures of the government."
"These reforms have won the confidence and respect of the neighboring countries, the region and the world, which has opened the appetite for seeking to join the Organization and Iraq is strong, especially after the victory over the terrorist", he added.
The expert expected that Iraq will join the Organization during the next five years, provided it continues to implement reforms, and the promotion of productive sectors such as industry and agriculture.
In the meantime, the Director General of the Department of Foreign Relations in the Ministry of Commerce, Adel Khudair Abbas, head of the delegation and Vice-Chairman of the National Committee on Iraq's accession to the World Trade Organization WTO on behalf of the Minister of Commerce, Dr. Salman Jumaili, said that «the delegation included the Directors General Customs and Standardization and quality control and adviser Central Bank and accession file officials in the WTO section ».
A series of meetings
"The delegation held a series of meetings with the experts of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) to confirm Iraq's desire to complete the files of accession to the WTO and to be part of International Economic System.
Acquisition of membership
He pointed out that "the government efforts aimed at the accession of the Republic of Iraq to the World Trade Organization continue and lead the efforts of the National Committee (the national team) to join the organization, which is headed by the Minister of Commerce, and includes in its membership several representatives of the ministries concerned and learn from the history of the World Trade Organization and the experiences of countries that The accession process of this international organization may extend for several years, as well as the stage following the acquisition of membership may raise many important issues and effects and serious challenges that require attention and knowledge and skill in dealing with them and predicting the occurrence of the And his legal team negotiating a comprehensive and detailed specific Obligations and the required reforms in the institutions and practices and economic policies required by Iraq's accession to the World Trade Organization have profound economic implications. »
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