Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- A government decision on 28 May approved the Regulation on the Interdepartmental Commission for working with the World Trade Organization in the process of the Republic of Uzbekistan joining this association.

The interagency commission will become a collegial body that will work on the development of directions for the country’s accession to the WTO. In particular, its main tasks will include the preparation, coordination and approval of documents for cooperation with WTO member states, making proposals to bring national legislation into line with the rules and principles of the WTO, developing a common position on strategic issues of entry, under bilateral, multilateral trade agreements and contracts.

The interagency commission will meet at least twice a year. Materials for consideration at the meetings will be prepared by the Commission Secretariat - the Office for Cooperation with the WTO of the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade. All decisions in the framework of the meetings will be made by open voting of the members of the commission.