WTO Conference

Many WTO members have opted to include a mechanism for resolving trade disputes in their bilateral or regional free trade agreements

The 13th Ministerial Conference (MC) will be held from February 26-29 at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

The WTO Director-General urged officials to arrive in Geneva with "realistic expectations of what is truly doable" for MC13, rather than sticking to established positions

In Norway's view, the MC13 should drive further progress on the WTO's contribution to tackling common environmental challenges

Talks could include 'out-of-court settlement' in some cases

The two-day meeting, starting 23 October will be attended by commerce secretary Sunil Barthwal

The meeting with the USTR is crucial since the conclusion of the 12th WTO ministerial in June, the outcome document had promised to revive the dispute settlement body in the next two years

The grouping met on the sidelines of the 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Sunday.

A meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) last week was the last chance for nations to break the more than two-year-long deadlock but saw both sides dig into their positions, sources said

Know why the rules under discussion by rich nations may be extremely important for India