Trade Ministry Seeks US Support to Join WTO Posted on 02 July 2012. Tags: World Trade Organisation, WTO

Iraq’s Ministry of Trade has requested support and assistance from the United States to help his country join the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

The National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) reports that following talks with the Iraqi-US Commercial Committee, Minister Khayri-allah Babakir [Dr Khairallah Hassan Babiker] (pictured) said:
“Iraq has a lot of opportunities that can be of benefit to U.S. companies in areas such as reconstruction and to encourage the private sector to contribute to the development of trade and economic cooperation.“


http://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2012/07/02/trade-ministry-seeks-us-support-to-join-wto/