WTO director general: dispute settlement reform a 'priority'


FILE PHOTO World Trade Organization WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala attends a news conference following a meeting at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin Germany November 29 2022. REUTERSMichele Tantussi

FILE PHOTO: World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala attends a news conference following a meeting at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi

DUBAI (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization's director general said on Monday that reforming the body's dispute settlement system is a "priority."

When asked whether reforming the process would be a focus of the remainder of her term, which ends in 2025, WTO Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said "Absolutely. And I hope we can deliver that."

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