Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard on 12 February outlined priorities for the WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) at the 2024 Washington International Trade Conference, organized by the Washington International Trade Association (WITA). In particular, she stressed the importance of securing the entry into force of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies and concluding the second wave of fish subsidy negotiations, securing progress on dispute settlement reform, and taking a decision on extending the existing e-commerce moratorium.
