UAE Set to Host World’s Largest Trade Minister Meeting in 2024
The UAE will host the next ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in the first quarter of 2024 which will help accelerate progress on key issues surrounding global trade as well reforms of the trading body.
Around 164 members of the global trade body convene once every two years in a high-profile meeting to discuss the issues that shape the immediate future of global trade.
Regarded as one of the most pivotal in the WTO’s recent history, the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi will be a catalyst to introduce impactful reform and usher in a new wave of measures that will safeguard the future of the body as a credible custodian of the multilateral trading system.
The President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan said the UAE is honoured to have been selected as the host country for the World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference in 2024.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai welcomed the 164 member countries and the global trade body to hold global trade development talks in early 2024 in the UAE.
Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, said trade has shaped the UAE’s history and now the UAE will shape the future of trade. “In 2024, the UAE will host the WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference and lead discussions on multilateralism, digital trade and inclusive development – and confirm our role as a global trading hub,” Al Zeyoudi said in a tweet after the UAE won the rights to host the global conference.
