WTO agrees to hold 9th Ministerial Conference in Bali, Indonesia

The following is excerpted from a 26 July 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.

The General Council, during its meeting on 25-26 July 2012, agreed that the 9th WTO Ministerial Conference would be held in Bali, Indonesia in the first week of December 2013.

The chair of the General Council, Amb. Elin Johansen (Norway), warmly thanked Indonesia for its “kind offer”, which she said was “a clear sign of its commitment towards this organization.”  She added that members would discuss the precise dates of the 9th Ministerial Conference after the summer break.

This item is available in its entirety at:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news12_e/gc_26jul12_e.htm