Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Oct 22: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday met World Trade Organization(WTO) Director-General Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in Delhi. They discussed fair, just and equitable outcomes at the WTO Ministerial meet which will be held from November 30 to December 3, 2021.
Union Finance Minister Smt. @nsitharaman held a meeting with @WTO Director-General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala @NOIweala in New Delhi today. FM stressed on fair, just and equitable outcome at the @WTO Ministerial to meet developmental requirements of India for its people. pic.twitter.com/b4D1j5fwsf
— Ministry of Finance (@FinMinIndia) October 22, 2021
The WTO Director is also scheduled to meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi during her visit. She is on a three-day visit to India and yesterday met Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. The visit of the WTO Director is significant as it comes a little over a month ahead of the 12th Ministerial Conference of the WTO.
Notably, Okonjo -Iweala is the first woman and the first African to be chosen as the Director-General of WTO. She took office on March 1, 2021 and her term will expire on August 31, 2025.
