Turkmenistán presenta una solicitud oficial de adhesión a la OMC
El 24 de noviembre, la Directora General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala recibió la solicitud oficial de Turkmenistán para su adhesión a la OMC, de conformidad con el artículo XII del Acuerdo de Marrakech por el que se establece la Organización Mundial del Comercio. Turkmenistán ha pedido que la solicitud se presente en la Duodécima Conferencia Ministerial de la OMC, que tendrá lugar del 30 de noviembre al 3 de diciembre, a efectos de su consideración y para la adopción de una decisión.
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The Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva, Atageldi Haljanov, underscored in his meeting with DG Okonjo-Iweala that the Government’s decision, supported by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, was driven by Turkmenistan’s strong desire to integrate into world trade and diversify its economy through WTO accession.
Ambassador Haljanov noted that an inter‑governmental commission was established in January 2013 to study the implications of Turkmenistan’s accession to the WTO. Since then, thematic working groups have been created within the government to analyse specific issues related to WTO membership.
The Director-General welcomed Turkmenistan’s historic decision to apply for WTO membership. It is the last former Soviet republic to do so. With a population of 6.2 million people, Turkmenistan is rich in natural resources, mainly in oil and natural gas.
Turkmenistan was formally granted WTO observer status by the General Council in July 2020.
