Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea in Geneva

□ On 16 November 2023, Ambassador Seong Deok Yun, as the Chair, presided over the 7^th meeting of the Working Party on the Accession of Uzbekistan to the World Trade Organization (WTO). 

  ㅇ Uzbekistan expressed its strong will to accede to the WTO as Mr. Jamshid Khodjayev, Deputy Prime Minister attended the Working Party Meeting in person and led a delegation of nearly 50 officials Geneva, which included Mr. Azizbek Urunov, President's Special Representative and Chief Negotiator; Mr. Ahadbek Haydarov, Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance; Mr. Alisher Karimov, Deputy Minister of Justice. 

  ㅇ The Working Party continued the examination of the foreign trade regime of Uzbekistan and Members of the Working Party expressed their support for Uzbekistan’s efforts to accede to the WTO.

□ Korea has been a strong supporter of Uzbekistan’s ambition to accede to the WTO as Korean Ambassdors to Geneva have been taking the Chair of the Working Party on the Accession of Uzbekistan since its 2^nd meeting. Also, by doing so, Korea has been actively engaging in securing the WTO multilateral trading system.