DUSHANBE, December 14, Asia-Plus — A delegation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is expected to arrive in Tajikistan in late December.
According to the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MoEDT), during their stay in Tajikistan the WTO delegation members are scheduled to hold talks with President Emomali Rahmon and other high-ranking-Tajik state officials to discuss issues related to the accession of Tajikistan to the organization and a progress of economic reforms being carried out in the country.
The source at a MoEDT said that the purpose of the visit is for the delegation led Kild Kull, the head of the Working Party on the accession of Tajikistan to WTO also Estonian Ambassador to Germany, to check preparedness of Tajikistan for joining the organization.
The source added that after the third formal meeting of the Working Party, Tajikistan had taken necessary measures to remove obstacles on the way of the accession of Tajikistan to WTO, which had been mentioned at the meeting. “Among them are issues related to reforming the commodity-and-raw-materials exchange, licensing transparency, export/import of alcohol drinks and so forth,” the source said.
We will recall that the third formal meeting of the Working Party was held in Geneva on October 6, 2006. The meeting in Geneva focused on the regime of foreign trade of Tajikistan.
The Working Party on the accession of Tajikistan was established by the General Council on July 18 2001. A Factual Summary of Points Raised (summarizing the discussions of the group) was circulated informally in April 2005 and revised in May 2006. Negotiations conducted in October 2006 discussed revised offers on goods and services.
