WTO cancels November 9 meeting to resolve leadership issue: document
Reuters
Published Nov 06, 2020 11:21AM ET
Updated Nov 06, 2020 11:35AM ET
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization (WTO) has cancelled a meeting on Nov. 9 to decide on the appointment of Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the Geneva-based body's next director general, according to a WTO document seen by Reuters.
The former Nigerian finance minister was proposed by a WTO nominations committee on Oct. 28, but the United States said it rejected her as a candidate.
"For reasons including the health situation and current events, delegations will not be in a position to take a formal decision on 9 November," the document said, adding that Monday's meeting was postponed until further notice.
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