World Trade Organization

Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajic said on Tuesday that Serbia belongs in the World Trade Organization (WTO).

But he was not specific about when it might join the organization, the Beta agency is reporting.

The minister told reporters that a ban on GMO trade was still in force in Serbia, which was an obstacle to WTO membership.

But he was not specific about when it might join the organization, the Beta agency is reporting.

The minister told reporters that a ban on GMO trade was still in force in Serbia, which was an obstacle to WTO membership.

China's commerce ministry said on Thursday that the European Union's new trade rules against Chinese imports lacked awareness of World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, urging the EU to abide by the requirements, Reutersreported. 

Ministry of Commerce spokesperson Gao Feng made the remarks at a regular briefing in Beijing.

The World Trade Organization on Sept. 21 boosted its forecast for global trade growth in 2017 as commerce rebounded strongly, but cautioned that major threats could still derail the positive trajectory.     

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajic spoke on Thursday with EU Delegation to Serbia head Sam Fabrizi.

Their conversation concerned "Serbia's membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the strengthening of regional economic cooperation," the Serbian government announced.

Qatar has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization over an "illegal siege" imposed by its Gulf neighbors, the commerce ministry said on July 31.

Croatia's introduction of non-tariff barriers is a drastic violation of the Stabilization and Association Agreement, says Serbia's trade and tourism minister.

For this reason, Rasim Ljajic explained on Tuesday, Serbia will as soon as today address the European Commission, and ask for the decision of Croatia, an EU member, to be reconsidered.

BELGRADE - Serbia's membership in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has been on hold for years due to the 2009 law on GMOs, which is also slowing down the country's EU accession process, a Belgrade conference was told on Tuesday.

Customs and Trade Minister Bulent Tüfenkci has backed the World Trade Organization's (WTO) first-ever multilateral trade agreement, saying it would help developing countries boost their exports.        

Russia has accused Turkey of violating WTO regulations on grain after Turkish importers largely ceased purchasing Russian grain even as officials in Ankara declared that no ban had been imposed on the product amid mutual recriminations on trade.