Saudi Arabia’s Al-Tuwaijri wishes remaining WTO candidates luck, stresses future importance of organization

LONDON: Mohammad Al-Tuwaijri wished the remaining World Trade Organization (WTO) candidates luck on Thursday after it announced that two women were vying for the director-general position.
Al-Tuwaijri, Saudi Arabia’s candidate for the top job at the WTO, also emphasized the importance of the organization as the world prepares for a “period of post-pandemic economic recovery.”
“I remain wholeheartedly passionate about the importance of the organization’s role in facilitating free trade and steering the world in the right direction,” he said in a statement.