WTO Chief Roberto Azevedo decides to resign a year before his term expires
in an unprecedented move, the Head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Roberto Azevedo has decided to resign, a year before his term expires.
Mr Azevedo, a former diplomat from Brazil, said, he will step down on August 31st, cutting short a seven-year tenure
The World Trade Organization is an intergovernmental organization that is concerned with the regulation of international trade between nations.
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
Membership: 164 member states
Founded: 1 January 1995
Head: Pascal Lamy
in an unprecedented move, the Head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Roberto Azevedo has decided to resign, a year before his term expires.
Mr Azevedo, a former diplomat from Brazil, said, he will step down on August 31st, cutting short a seven-year tenure
The World Trade Organization is an intergovernmental organization that is concerned with the regulation of international trade between nations.
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
Membership: 164 member states
Founded: 1 January 1995
Head: Pascal Lamy