Azerbaijan, Baku, March 1 /Trend A.Akhundov, E.Mekhtiyev/
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Azerbaijan appreciates the results of recent meetings in the framework of the IX round of multilateral negotiations on membership in the WTO, Deputy Foreign Minister Mahmud Mammadguliyev told reporters on Thursday.
Delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Mahmud Mammadguliyev, participated in the next working group meeting on joining of Azerbaijan to WTO, as well as in bilateral meetings on goods and services in Geneva last week.
Bilateral talks were held with the U.S., EU, Norway, Canada, Ecuador and Japan. The Azerbaijani delegation also held meetings with several officials of the WTO and UN experts during the visit to Geneva.
"The meetings were useful. There is no serious progress in the negotiations, but there is a little one," Mammadguliyev said.
Mammadguliyev noted that work in this direction will be continued in the future.
Azerbaijan has been represented at the World Trade Organisation as an observer since 1997 and began negotiations in 2004. Azerbaijan holds bilateral negotiations with the United States, Japan, Brazil, Ecuador, Sri Lanka, European Union, Norway, India, South Korea, Taiwan Province of China, Canada and Switzerland for today.
Negotiations with Turkey, the Sultanate of Oman, United Arab Emirates, Georgia have been completed and protocols were signed. The country is in the process of signing the protocol with Moldova, which still considers the document, while Kyrgyzstan has agreed to sign.