Okonjo-Iweala To Be Confirmed WTO DG February 15

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A picture taken on July 15, 2020, in Geneva shows Nigerian former Foreign and Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala smiling during a hearing before World Trade Organization 164 member states' representatives, as part of the application process to head the WTO as Director General. - South Korean trade minister Yoo Myung-hee on February 5, 2021 abandoned her bid to become head of the WTOm, Seoul said, clearing the way for Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become the global body's first woman and first African director-general. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

The World Trade Organization has said that it will confirm the election of Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the Director-General by next week.

The WTO disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement, titled ‘WTO General Council to consider appointment of next Director-General.’

WTO’s special meeting of its General Council would hold on February 15 according to the statement.

The bloc said, “The WTO’s General Council will hold a special meeting on 15 February at 15:00 Geneva time to consider the appointment of the next Director-General. The meeting will take place in virtual format.”

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