"There are attempts to introduce elements into WTO which are not part of world trade": Piyush Goyal

"There are attempts to introduce elements into WTO which are not part of world trade": Piyush Goyal

New Delhi: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal alleged that there are attempts to include issues in the World Trade Organisation that are not part of world trade and stressed that India will try to ensure that the guiding principles of the WTO are maintained.

During an interaction at the Raisina Dialogue 2024, Goyal said that there are concerns about how it will operate; there is an attempt to even introduce elements into the WTO that are certainly not a part of world trade as such.

He stated that India is very much engaged with all the partner countries bilaterally in smaller groups and, of course, at the larger forum to ensure that the guiding principles on which the World Trade Organisation was formed, are respected, maintain, and continue to help us have an organised and free and fair trade across the world.

WTO Ministerial Conference 13 (MC13) will take place in Abu Dhabi from February 26-29 with ministers from across the world in attendance. They will review the functioning of the multilateral trading system and take action on the future work of the WTO.

The conference will be chaired by Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE's Minister of State for Foreign