Economist: Iraq possesses no qualifications to join the World Trade Organization (WTO)

[yota691]

Economist: Iraq possesses no qualifications to join the World Trade Organization (WTO)

8/1/2013 | (Voice of Iraq) - Add a comment -

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official accession to this organization, noting: that Iraq's economy has no elements that qualify to join this organization. Ugaili said in a press statement yesterday that Iraq aspires to join the World Trade Organization through the formation of special committees to work negotiating position in the Ministry of Commerce and other ministries concerned, in addition to walking towards the implementation of activities required by the process of joining the organization of Iraq's ability to conduct economic reforms " . "The economy of Iraq requires a comprehensive review of the laws and regulations governing economic and commercial activity such as tariff protection, and the liberalization of the services sector and its openness to the world, and intellectual property rights and other requirements." He Ugaili "that going into Iraq of the organization requires diversify sources of income and get rid of the problem ( rentier economy) through the development of production of all economic sectors and rehabilitation of the private sector and development potential, in order to create competition between commodity other countries. "

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[hammer911]

Good Morning Yota and DV... Im glad this is an economist saying this and not the WTO.... However, he is right...... GO RV!!!~~~

[jeepguy]

these kind of comments from out side , will do a lot of damage in the long run , if iraq wasn`t even close to being qualified , why give them a glimmer of hope they could join in the first place ??

[yota691]

GM hammer, jeepguy and all of DV...Little info on Iraq and WTO.. UNDERSTANDING THE WTO: THE ORGANIZATION

Members and Observers

157 members on 24 August 2012 (with dates of membership).

Observer governments

Afghanistan

Algeria

Andorra

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Belarus

Bhutan

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Comoros

Equatorial Guinea

Ethiopia

Holy See (Vatican)

Iran

Iraq

Kazakhstan

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lebanese Republic

Liberia, Republic of

Libya

Sao Tomé and Principe

Serbia

Seychelles

Sudan

Syrian Arab Republic

Tajikistan

Uzbekistan

Yemen

Note: With the exception of the Holy See, observers must start accession negotiations within five years of becoming observers. http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/tif_e/org6_e.htm ACCESSIONS

Iraq

A Working Party to examine the application of Iraq was established at the General Council meeting of 13 December 2004. Iraq submitted its Memorandum on the Foreign Trade Regime in September 2005. The Working Party met for a second time in April 2008 to continue the examination of Iraq’s foreign trade regime.

Trade Statistics

WTO Statistics Database

News

13 December 2004: Accession working parties established for Afghanistan, Iraq

Status of accession working party

For an explanation, see: “How to become a member of the WTO”

1.

Application Received

30 September 2004

2.

Working Party Established

Chairperson:

H.E. Mr. Omar Hilale

(Morocco, May 2009 — )

H.E. Mrs. Claudia Uribe

(Colombia, Dec 2006 — May 2009)

13 December 2004

3.

Memorandum

16 September 2005

4.

Questions and Replies

28 November 2006

5.

Meetings of the Working Party

25 May 2007

2 April 2008

6.

Other Documentation

(a) Additional Questions & Replies

8 December 2008

( b ) Information on agriculture (WT/ACC/4) http://docsonline.wto.org/imrd/directdoc.asp?DDFDocuments/t/WT/ACC/4.WPF

24 March 2010

© Information on services (WT/ACC/5) http://docsonline.wto.org/imrd/directdoc.asp?DDFDocuments/t/WT/ACC/5.WPF

(d) SPS/TBT checklists (WT/ACC/8) http://docsonline.wto.org/imrd/directdoc.asp?DDFDocuments/t/WT/ACC/8.DOC

8 October 2010

(e) TRIPS checklist (WT/ACC/9) http://docsonline.wto.org/imrd/directdoc.asp?DDFDocuments/t/WT/ACC/9.DOC

8 February 2008

(f) Legislative Action Plan

24 March 2010

7.

Market Access Negotiations

Goods Offer

(a) initial

( b ) latest

Services Offer

(a) initial

( b ) latest

8.

Factual Summary

9.

Draft Working Party Report

> All unrestricted documents on accession of Iraq http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/acc_e/a1_iraq_e.htm 13 December 2004

GENERAL COUNCIL 13 DECEMBER 2004

Accession working parties established for Afghanistan, Iraq

The General Council, on 13 December 2004, established working parties to examine, respectively, the membership applications of Afghanistan and Iraq.

Afghanistan was invited to attend meetings of the General Council, and as appropriate, meetings of other WTO bodies as an observer.

Ambassador Assad Omer, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, in thanking members, said that after two decades of conflict, his government has significantly improved the economic climate.

“The peaceful completion of our first direct presidential elections ... has heralded a new era of political stability”, he said.

Ambassador Omer said that his country hoped to re-establish itself as the land bridge for trans-continental trade.

“We believe that participation in the international trading system will lead to more trade, investment, technology transfer, employment and income growth throughout the economy”, he said.

Iraq was invited to continue attending meetings of the General Council and, as appropriate, meetings of other WTO bodies as an observer.

Trade Minister Mohammed Mustafa Al-Jibouri said his country viewed the decision as “yet another contribution on the part of the WTO to Iraq's efforts to reform its economy”.

He said that since the General Council's decision last February to grant observer status to Iraq, his government has started accession preparations in earnest, including the drafting of its Foreign Trade Regime Memorandum and the creation of a National Committee for WTO Accession.

“The new Iraq looks with great optimism at achieving political stability, economic prosperity and social development ... we believe that our reintegration into the world trading system is an essential element to fulfil those aims,” he said.

Regarding another membership request, that from Iran, the Chairman, Ambassador Shotaro Oshima of Japan, reported on his recent consultations. He said that although it was clear that a large part of the membership continued to be supportive of an early and positive action on this request, there was still no consensus at that stage to accept the request and to set up a working party for this purpose. http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news04_e/gc_afghanistan_iraq_13dec04_e.htm

[Biker]

Good find Yota, Just another opinion from another person, Things ya cant take to hart. Whats the old saying, Ya can please some of the people some time , but ya cant please all the people all the time.