Newly appointed WTO reform facilitator to start talks with broad asks

The newly appointed facilitator who will lead discussions on World Trade Organization reform is set to begin initial consultations with members next week, asking delegations to come prepared to speak to which areas of the organization should be preserved and which need reform. Norwegian Ambassador Petter Ølberg was named the facilitator on June 6, according to a communication from the General Council chair, Saudi Ambassador Saqer Abdullah Al-Moqbel, to members, which was obtained by Inside U.S. Trade . Ølberg is...