by the Way, the Agency said that the meeting passed in a videoconference chaired by the permanent representative of Belarus in Geneva Yuri Ambrazevich with the participation of representatives of 17 countries. In his speech of sickle noted that despite the difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic, his country continued to be active in bilateral negotiations with interested WTO members and expresses readiness to hold the next meeting of the Working group on accession of Belarus at any convenient for members of your organization time.
In turn, Deputy Director General, WTO Alan Wolff during the meeting made clear that the expansion of the organization remains a priority direction of its activities, and encouraged countries to continue active cooperation on all the negotiating tracks, including remotely. He presented and specific steps that can be taken by the acceding countries at this stage for the contribution to the multilateral response to the challenges of the pandemic.
following the meeting Ambrazevich stressed the importance of involving the acceding countries in the multilateral cooperation and strategic planning to counter the effects of the pandemic. He drew the attention of his colleagues that WTO accession is a two-way street, and Frank dialogue with the leadership of the organization has value for acceding countries not only as a means of promoting negotiations for accession, but also as an opportunity to contribute to the future of this international organization.
