In March 2020, the Acting Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs gave a presentation to the Council of Ministers on the Process of Accession of Timor-Leste to the World Trade Organization (WTO). This presentation aimed to share the main issues raised by some WTO member countries, as well as information on the first round of negotiations. All responses were based on policies and legal texts in force in Timor-Leste. The Council of Ministers authorized the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, as Chief Negotiator of the WTO accession process, to formally submit to the WTO Secretariat the Document on Questions and Answers on the MFTR and also encouraged the Chief Negotiator of the WTO Accession Process to proceed with the preparatory actions necessary for the first round of accession negotiations within the Working Group.
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