U.S. Block of WTO Appeals Body Compromises System, Director Says
- U.S. is opposing new appointments to WTO appeals body
- WTO director-general Roberto Azevedo speaks in interview
Roberto Azevedo, director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G-20) summit in Hangzhou, China, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016.
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The Trump administration’s decision to block new appointments to the World Trade Organization’s appellate body is compromising the ability of the system to resolve disputes, according to WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo.
Speaking in Vietnam on the sidelines of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum meetings, Azevedo called for a quick resolution to the dispute, saying it was already impacting the functioning of the global trade watchdog.