Qatar participates in coordinating meeting of Arab trade ministers

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar participated Thursday in a coordination meeting of Arab trade ministers, held via virtually, as part of efforts to ali...

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar participated Thursday in a coordination meeting of Arab trade ministers, held via virtually, as part of efforts to align Arab positions ahead of the 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) scheduled to take place in Yaounde, Cameroon.

Qatar was represented at the meeting by the Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs, HE Dr. Ahmad bin Mohammed Al Sayed.

In his remarks, HE Al Sayed said the meeting comes at a time of significant global economic challenges and a complex geopolitical landscape, underscoring the need to strengthen coordination and joint action among members of the Arab group to defend their shared interests.

He stressed the importance of supporting a rules-based, transparent and fair multilateral trading system anchored in the World Trade Organization.

Al Sayed noted that Qatar's position is aligned with the draft Arab ministerial statement, affirming the country's support for WTO reform efforts and the restoration of an effective dispute settlement system, which would help enhance the stability and predictability of the global trading framework.