Uzbekistan Finalizes WTO Accession Talks with USA

Uzbekistan has successfully concluded negotiations with the United States regarding its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The parties signed the corresponding protocol in Washington, as announced by U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, The Caspian Post reports citing foreign media.

"The United States is pleased to announce the completion of bilateral market access negotiations on goods and services with Uzbekistan as part of Uzbekistan’s efforts to accede to the WTO. Uzbekistan applied for WTO accession in 1994 and began actively working toward WTO accession in 2020," she noted.

Katherine Tai stressed that Uzbekistan’s strong commitment to advance negotiations has resulted in significant progress during the past two years, including the successful conclusion of the bilateral agreement.

Earlier, the Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the WTO, Azizbek Urunov, noted that bilateral discussions on the issue of Washington’s support in obtaining membership in the organization lasted 14 months.