The House of Representatives discusses the latest requirements for Iraq’s accession to the World Trade Organization, 16 JAN

 The House of Representatives discusses the latest requirements for Iraq’s accession to the World Trade Organization, 16 JAN

Tuesday, the Parliamentary Economy, Industry and Trade Committee discussed with the Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization the requirements for Iraq to join the World Trade Organization.

The media office of the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee, Representative Ahmed Salim Al-Kinani, said in a statement that the committee hosted the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the World Trade Organization, His Excellency Ambassador Saqr Al-Muqbel, the Commercial Attaché at the Saudi Embassy, the Director General of Relations in the Iraqi Ministry of Commerce, Mr. Riyad Al-Hashemi, and the Assistant Director General of Foreign Relations in the Ministry.

Trade, indicating that the committee discussed with the Saudi delegation the requirements for Iraq’s accession to the World Trade Organization, most notably the approval of the intellectual property law, which is one of the conditions for joining the organization.

The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee, Representative Ahmed Salim Al-Kanani, confirmed that Iraq has been striving hard since 2006 to join the World Trade Organization in order to raise the level of the economy in the country and make it within international standards, pointing out that Iraq has completed all the requirements for joining the World Trade Organization in 2023, and only legislation remains. Intellectual property law in order for Iraq to take its membership in the global organization and transform trade for exports and imports within internationally approved standards and quality conditions.  link