President of the Republic of Tajikistan

Commencement of working visit to Geneva, Swiss Confederation

08.12.2012 18:26, Switzerland

In the afternoon, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon arrived in Geneva, Swiss Confederation.

The President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon will attend and speak at the meeting of the General Council of the World Trade Organization on the issue of accession of the Republic of Tajikistan to WTO.

It should be mentioned that representatives from all member states, observer states and international organizations will take part in the ceremony of accession of the Republic of Tajikistan to WTO.

It should be recalled that to date 157 countries of the world are the members of the World Trade Organization and after the accession of the Republic of Tajikistan the number of its member states will reach 158. The contribution of the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon to accession of Tajikistan to WTO has been crucial. The Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, with consideration of necessity and significance of membership in this organisation, sent a request letter to the Secretariat of the WTO for membership in the World Trade Organization in 2001. The WTO General Council in its session proposed observer status to the Republic of Tajikistan and a Working Group on the review of issue of accession of the Republic of Tajikistan to WTO was established. Since 2001 the Republic of Tajikistan has been actively participating in the WTO General Council meetings as an observer state.

Historic event – ceremony of accession of the Republic of Tajikistan to the World Trade Organization will be held on the 10th of December current year at the WTO headquarters in Geneva.

  It is scheduled that the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon will have a tete-a-tete meeting with WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy in the framework of the General Council session

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