As part of the 12^th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) held in Geneva, HE Mr. Zayed R. Alzayani, Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism participated with WTO Director General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and in the presence of H.E. Dr. Yusuf Abdulkarim Bucheeri, Permanent Representative of Bahrain to the UN and other organizations in Geneva, and Sh. Hamad Bin Salman Al-Khalifa, Assistant Undersecretary for Domestic & Foreign Trade, and his delegation, in the consultative meeting of the Arabic group of WTO, in preparation for the 12^th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization( WTO).

Whereas the Director General of the organization will discuss the expected outcomes of this conference with Their Excellencies the Ministers and Heads of delegations of the Arabic group participating in the Ministerial Conference held in Geneva, Switzerland, from June 12-15, 2022.  Where the Arabic group is seeking agreements on trade policies that will help economic recovery under the current circumstances. Considering the developmental needs of developing and less developed countries.