Iraq is moving closer to WTO membership after completing comprehensive technical responses.
Iraq is moving closer to WTO membership after completing comprehensive technical responses.
2025/06/04
Trade Minister Atheer Al Ghurairy revealed that Iraq has made significant progress on its path to joining the World Trade Organization, affirming Baghdad’s serious commitment and transparency in meeting the requirements of this important international process.
Al-Ghariri explained in a statement received by {Euphrates News} that “the national team tasked with completing the accession requirements has completed answering more than 450 technical questions submitted by the organization’s members, which reflects Iraq’s keenness to achieve this strategic goal.”
The minister added that “the national team is fully prepared for the next round of meetings with the organization’s General Secretariat and members of the working groups,” stressing that Iraq will be represented with a unified position based on a national economic vision aimed at orderly integration into the global economy.
Al-Ghariri pointed out that “accession to the World Trade Organization represents a strategic step to support the business environment, stimulate investment, and develop productive sectors, especially industrial and agricultural, which will enhance Iraq’s economic position regionally and internationally.”
The Minister of Trade concluded his statement by stressing that “the Ministry of Trade, in coordination with relevant ministries and institutions, will continue technical and diplomatic work to ensure achieving the best results that serve the supreme national interest.”
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