Five talks round on Yemen's joining to WTO to be held in Geneva

SANA'A, Oct. 18 (Saba) - The fifth negotiation round on Yemen's joining to World Trade Organization is to be held in Geneva on the period of 20-25 of this month.

Chairman of Communication and Coordination Office with WTO in ministry of industry
and trade Hamoud al-Najar told Saba about importance of the round for it would
discuss with member countries transformation from collecting facts stage into
deciding stage.

He made it clear that during the negotiation to be co-chaired by Yemeni Minister of
Industry and Trade Yahya al-Mutawakel, mutual talks with the United States, European
Union and Japan would start next Monday before the multi-talks to be held next
Friday on October 24.

Al-Najar indicated that the Yemeni part would discuss latest legislative amendments
associated with trade and Yemen's achievements in number fields concerning trade and
investment, adding that there is great development in negotiation of Yemen joining
the WTO.