Welcome Ms Rebecca Fisher Lamb to resume her official duty as the chair of Working Party of Ethiopia's accession. It was my great pleasure to be the acting chair during her absence. The Secretriat will continue to support the Chair,Ethiopia and Members in this process.

An informative meeting with Mr. HE Biao, CEO of China Mobile and his delegation who are in town to attend the AI for Good Global Summit. The industry's sharing keeps WTO abreast of technology developmentts and trends which ensures that our work is relevant to the global needs.

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The WTO Chairs Program Annual Conference 2025 opens today. There will be intensive exchanges among the academia, officials and WTO staff in the next 3 days. WTO's academia network has been steadily growing. This time we have 4 recent ly joined universities. Congrats! THX donors.

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My calligraphy work "Walk alone". In art, we persue uniqueness; but in our work, we must collaborate to find common ground. WTO is a multilateral trading system where all Members work together. If we can balance our personal lives and work, the world will become a better place.

WTO's Got Talent ⭐💯 Our staff art works summer exhibition in the WTO Atrium. Thanks Sarah Butri for organising this event which provides a variable opportunity to present colleagues' hidden talents.

Very happy to meet Mr. Steve Killelea, Founder &Executove Chair of the IInstitute for Economics and Peace. Thanks your support to the g7+WTO Accessions Group which aims to facilitate the integration of fragile and conflict-affected economies into the multilateral trading system.

Speaking at today's MSMEs Group meeting. Information and digital trade are the enablers for small businesses to compete in the international markets. The Trade4MSMEs website serves this purpose. I thank donors in supporting the enhancement of this platform.

On 24 June ITC event on coffee industry & small enterprises and farmers. WTO, ITC and other stakeholders will continue to work together to support international trade including in the coffee sector, enabling small businesses to reach int'l markets and benefit from global trade.

Wonderful gathering with African Ambassadors and Heads of development partners. Africa's development needs joint efforts of all stakeholders. Thanks @ITCnews and @CokeHamilton for this great opportunity.

Addressing the ITC Parterships for Africa Day. Apart from trade rules setting, supporting Africa's integration in and benefits from the global trade is one of the core responsibilities of WTO. We will continue our collaboration with all stakeholders including ITC in this regard.

Great lunch reception & specialities exhibition of Uzbekistan on the margins of the WTO meeting on Uzbekistan s accession. I advertise loudly here the high quality products of Uzbekistan. WTO membership will promote the country's exports and diversify consumers' options worldwide

Mtg professor and students from Peking University and share my views on global governance and career development. International vision, multidisciplinary skills and persistence are the three suggestions I gave to young people.

Meet the delegation from the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce & Industry, headed by President Chandra Prasad Dhakal. We discussed challenges faced by the Nepalese businesses in the country's LDC graduation. The voice of the business community is important and useful.

Happy to meet Mr OH Choong Jong, DG for Multilateral Trade and Lagal Affairs, Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy. Congrats Korea on the recent APEC trade ministers meeting held in Jeju. We exchanged on MC 14 deliverables. WTO appreciates Korea's support to our TA work.

Meet with Dr. Vijay Kalantri, Chairman of World Trade Center Mumbai and President of All India Association of Industries again in Geneva. Thank you Dr. Kalantri for your tireless efforts in promoting trade and investment cooperation. We appreciate your constructive role.

Trade plays an important role in peacebuilding particularly in fragile and conflict-affected settings. WTO & Interpeace's partnership has yielded good progress in Somalia's accession. Mr Itonde Kakoma and I agree to better leverage our advantages in future collaborations.

Very pleased to meet with Dr. Khaled Hanafy,Secretary General of the Union of Arab Chambers and Amb. Hilda Al Hinai of CASCI. We appreciate your support to the multilateral trading system, especially accessions of Arab countries to the WTO. We agree to continue our cooperation.