Fate of MC12 remains unclear amid ongoing pandemic uncertainty

While World Trade Organization members largely still favor an in-person 12th ministerial conference despite a second postponement last November, they made clear on Tuesday that they do not agree on when it should be rescheduled given the ongoing unpredictability of the pandemic. At an informal General Council meeting, General Council chair, Honduran Ambassador Dacio Castillo, reported on members’ views about how and when to convene MC12, how to proceed on the ministerial agenda and the state of the pandemic response...