The Eighth Meeting of the Working Party on the Accession of Uzbekistan is scheduled to convene on May 23 and 24, 2024. The Working Party, tasked with overseeing Uzbekistan's accession process, will gather for discussions at the Centre William Rappard (WTO building) in Geneva. The agenda includes an informal meeting on agriculture support scheduled for May 23 at 3:00 p.m., followed by the Eighth Working Party meeting on May 24 at 10:00 a.m.
Following President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's meeting with the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, during the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in September 2023, this recent development has emerged. The Director-General praised Uzbekistan's progress towards WTO accession and expressed optimism about the country's imminent membership.
