THE DRC WILL BENEFIT FROM SUPPORT FROM THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION-WTO, A RESULT OF THE COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY LEAD BY MINISTER JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA AT THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION-WTO
Determined to make the Democratic Republic of Congo a major player in international trade and not as a simple observer, the Congolese Government, through its Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku, has just obtained support from the World Trade Organization-WTO on strengthening the capacities of Congolese economic operators and technology transfer.
The Director General of the World Trade Organization-WTO, NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA, informed the Minister of Foreign Trade that her organization will support the DRC in ratifying the agreement on trade facilitation and that on fishing subsidies; it was during a strategic meeting this Wednesday in Geneva, Switzerland, headquarters of this organization which regulates international trade.
On behalf of the Government of the DRC, the Minister welcomed this commitment from the WTO so that the DRC can integrate well into international trade.
Note that a joint commission made up of experts from both parties was tasked with setting up a timetable for the proper materialization of these commitments.
