This is the third in a series of interviews sponsored by the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) on key trade topics arising in connection with the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the time of its 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) held in Abu Dhabi. The participants discussing the issues in each of these online briefings are members of the Friends of Multilateralism (a group of international trade policy veterans) based around the world.
The questions in this interview were formulated and put to the discussant by Victor do Prado, a senior international trade diplomat from Brazil, who…