Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 17 June this year, a meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission for Work with the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held under the chairmanship of the Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sardor Umurzakov. 

During the event, the process of Uzbekistan’s accession to the WTO and the preparations for the 5th meeting of the Working Group on Uzbekistan’s accession to the WTO, which will be held on 21-22 June, were critically reviewed. 

It was noted that the accession of our country to the WTO is among the economic priorities of the Development Strategy of New Uzbekistan for 2022-2026. In this context, it was emphasized that the implementation of this task requires the use of high potential and qualified human resources of the relevant ministries and departments. 

During the event, information was heard on the process of preparing for multilateral and bilateral negotiations as part of the upcoming meeting of the Working Group, including the upcoming discussion of previously submitted documents - the Factual Summary, information on technical regulation, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, protection of intellectual property rights, etc.

The heads of the relevant ministries and departments were given appropriate instructions on high-quality and comprehensive preparation for the 5th Meeting of the working group and negotiations.

The Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan will coordinate and regularly monitor the preparation process for upcoming events.

Following the meeting, specific tasks were approved for each member of the Negotiating Group sent to participate in the 5th meeting of the Working Group on Uzbekistan’s accession to the WTO, including taking measures to intensify the process of negotiations on accession and move to the next stage - the formation of a draft Report of the Working Group.