TRUTH WARRIORS
Mark Z. - “top secret” meetings occurring right now in Wash D.C. with Iraqi folks about the removal of US troops and security units in Iraq. This is one of the key things we were told to watch and it is occurring right now in D.C.
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🌐 MIL-OSI Economics: Members welcome Iraq’s return to WTO accession talks after 16 years
"Mr. Atheer Dawood Salman Al Ghrairi, Iraq’s Minister of Trade, led a high-level delegation from Baghdad at the third meeting of the Working Party. Ambassador Saqr Almoqbel of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, who chaired the Working Party for the first time since his appointment last year, welcomed Iraq’s return to Geneva after many years, highlighting the significance of the formal resumption of Iraq’s accession process. “The Minister’s presence here, the first since 2008, sends a clear signal that Iraq’s accession process is now back on track,” he remarked. The Working Party held its second meeting in April 2008 and an informal meeting in November 2017."
🔴 Iraq has resumed its World Trade Organization (WTO) accession talks after 16 years, led by Minister of Trade Atheer Dawood Salman Al Ghrairi. This move is seen as a significant step towards enhancing Iraq’s national economic strategy and integrating into the global economy. Despite ongoing security and political challenges, Iraq is committed to aligning its trade policies with international standards and improving its business environment. Iraq and WTO members will intensify bilateral negotiations on market access, with a fourth Working Party meeting planned for early 2025.
"Ahead of the third Working Party meeting, Iraq submitted key negotiating documents, including its initial market access offers on goods and services."
"Iraq provided an update on its initial contacts with members regarding bilateral market access negotiations, noting that initial offers on goods and services were submitted in early May ."
"The Chair invited Iraq and WTO members to intensify bilateral negotiations on market access, building on the recent contacts. The Chair invited members to submit specific questions in writing by 15 August. He also asked Iraq to provide replies to members’ questions and to submit other requested accession documents."
"The Chair asked the WTO Secretariat to work with Iraq to revise its MFTR, which will serve as the basis for continuing the examination of Iraq’s foreign trade regime at the next meeting of the Working Party."
"The Chair suggested that the fourth Working Party meeting could be scheduled for the first quarter of 2025, contingent on the progress of the outlined steps."
⚡️ With all of the mis-information surrounding Iraq and their ascension to the WTO, we wanted to bring you the CORRECT information about the Working Party meeting and its contents. Iraq has been asked to REVISE their MFTR or Memorandum of Foreign Trade Regime. The last MFTR was submitted in 2005. And the Chair has suggested that the 5th meeting of the Working Party meet in early 2025. Questions for those parties involved have been asked to be submitted by August 15, 2024. While iraq is making strides in their ascension to the WTO, they still have a ways to go. When the Iraq side of the working party announced back in April that there was submission of the initial offer on goods and services, this was the FORMAL notice of submission. Anything before that was fluff and unofficial. This came directly from the Trade Minister who is LEADING the Working Party talks.
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🔗 https://foreignaffairs.co.nz/2024/07/20/mil-osi-economics-members-welcome-iraqs-return-to-wto-accession-talks-after-16-years/
🖥 Iraq completes the initial offer of goods and services in the WTO accession files 4-22-24
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