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Azevêdo to consult with heads of delegation on ‘missing pieces’ in Walker Appellate Body proposal

December 10, 2019 at 5:08 PM
GENEVA -- World Trade Organization Director-General Roberto Azevêdo’s political consultations to address the paralysis of the Appellate Body will focus on finding the “missing pieces of the puzzle” left out of the so-called “Walker process,” he said on Tuesday. The attempt to address concerns on the Appellate Body’s operation that were led by New Zealand Ambassador David Walker, who chairs the Dispute Settlement Body, was a “very worthy and valuable effort, but it was insufficient to address the concerns that...


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