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Published Date: 2020-06-23
Taiwan’s
delegation to the World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Monday that the global
trade body has taken its advice to speed up the election process for the new
WTO director-general.
The current WTO
chief recently announced he will end his tenure a year early. Taiwan’s WTO
delegation head Vivian Lien said the nomination period for the position will
end on July 8, but so far only four countries have filed their nominations.
Lien pointed out
that the WTO chief position will be left vacant in August. With the COVID-19
pandemic having a major impact on world economies, no time should be wasted on
the selection process. The WTO took Lien’s advice to shorten the campaign
period from three months to one month to conduct the election before October.
Lien’s delegation
said they look forward to participating in decisions regarding the WTO’s future
and to collaborate with the new WTO head on organizational reforms.