World News | WTO DG Okonjo-Iweala Meets Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal

New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday met Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal.

She is on a three-day visit to India and will meet industry captains.

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Okonjo-Iweala will also meet Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi during her visit.

India is set to hold crucial talks on vaccine patent waiver and global trade issues with WTO DG.

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The WTO DG's visit to India is significant as it comes a little over a month ahead of the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) of the WTO which will take place from November 30 till December 3.

Okonjo-Iweala took office on March 1, 2021, and became the first woman and the first African to be chosen as Director-General. Her term will expire on August 31, 2025. (ANI)

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