Uruguay Joins Argentina in Race to Host WTO Dec 2017 Ministerial

· Closing Date for Contest 31 Aug, Winner to be Declared by Oct

A meeting of the WTO General Council today (27 July) heard that two applications had been submitted to host the next WTO Ministerial Conference. Argentina and Uruguay submitted their official candidatures to host the WTO’s next Ministerial Conference to be held at the end of 2017. In their communications to the General Council, both members stated that the offer showed their commitment to the Organization and to the multilateral trading system.