WT/MIN(22)/ST/73  
12 June 2022 
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Ministerial Conference  
Twelfth Session  
Geneva, 12 -15 June 2022  Original: English  
 
 
STATEMENT BY H.E. MR. ZAVQIZODA ZAVQI AMIN  
MINISTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE  
TAJIKISTAN  
On behalf of the Government of Tajikistan I would like to express my gratitude to the Governments 
of Kazakhstan and Switzerland for hosting the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva.  
 
I am pleased to share with my colleagues the Tajikistan 's engagement in the multilateral trading 
system.  
 
The President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Leader of the Nation, H.E. Mr. Emomali Rahmon 
determined export promotion, export diversification and trade simplification as key priorities of the 
Government 's trade policy.  
 
During the WTO membership over the period of 2013 -2021, Tajikistan demonstrated remarkable 
progress and managed to ensure averag e economic growth of 7%. The Real Gross Domestic Product 
(GDP) increased by 2 times, GDP per capita 1,7 times, industrial production 2,1 times, investments 
in fixed capital formation 2,2 times, agriculture 1,3 times, retail trade 1,6 times and the number o f 
trading partners to more than 110 countries.  
 
In recent years, the global economic and financial crises, trade conflicts, economic sanctions and 
the COVID -19 pandemic had affected the global economy, including the national economy of 
Tajikistan.  
 
In orde r to minimize the impact of possible risks to the national economy the Government of 
Tajikistan adopted and implemented an Anti -crisis Action Plan.  
 
In 2021, the country 's GDP grew by 9,2 %, foreign trade turnover by almost 40 %, of which exports 
by 1,6 times.  
 
With the aim of implementation of Article 1 of the TFA Tajikistan Trade Portal was officially launched 
in 2019.  
 
I would like to emphasize that 2 complex measures have been implemented by Tajikistan almost 
3 years before the deadline. These are, t he implementation of Article 7.7 (Trade Facilitation 
Measures for Authorized Operators) and the Article 10.4 of the TFA (Single Window).  
 
At the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires in 2017 Tajikistan with other 69 members 
cosponsored the JSI on  Investment Facilitation for Development.  
 
We recently joined Informal Working Group on MSMEs and Trade and Environmental Sustainability 
Structured Discussion and are considering to join the JSIs on E -commerce and on Services Domestic 
Regulation.  
 
Tajikis tan is promoting digitalization of economy and trade to unlock existing potentials to 
sustainable economic development. For this purpose, a new 5 -year Program on Development of 
Digital Economy and a new law on Electronic Trade had been approved.  
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  We acknow ledge the progress made in the negotiations on WTO reform, the WTO 's Response to the 
Pandemic, fisheries subsidies, agriculture reform and other areas and expect positive outcome of 
these negotiations at the end of the MC12.  
 
The MC12 takes place in light of unprecedented COVID -19 pandemic, disruptions in supply chain, 
the food crisis, energy crisis and climate change related crisis, which have important implications for 
the global trade.  
 
It is clear that this crisis would have devastating social and econo mic consequences, particularly for 
low income countries.  
 
We, ministers, need to take the necessary actions to address these challenges.  
 
Therefore, we call for joint decisive and timely efforts and mobilization of resources to address global 
challenges.  
 
The Republic of Tajikistan calls for a balanced and inclusive outcome of the MC12 that takes into 
account the needs of all WTO members, s pecifically low income countries.  
 
In conclusion I would like to wish WTO ministers constructive and successful discussion.  
 
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