World Trade Organisation yatchula mkazi wake woyamba, Director-General waku Africa

• Nduna yakale ya zachuma ku Nigeria adasankhidwa kukhala director wamkulu wa WTO
• Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala akhala mfumu yoyamba ya WTO Africa
• Msilikali wakale wa Banki Yadziko Lonse adasankhidwa pamsonkhano wa General Council wa WTO

Bungwe la World Trade Organisation (WTO) adalengeza m'mawu atolankhani lero kuti Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yemwe anali nduna ya zachuma ku Nigeria, adasankhidwa kukhala director wamkulu wa bungwe lazamalonda padziko lonse lapansi.

Chigamulochi chinapangidwa pamsonkhano wapadera wa General Council ya WTO pomwe msilikali wakale wa World Bank adasankhidwa mwalamulo.

“Dr. Okonjo-Iweala adzakhala mkazi woyamba komanso munthu woyamba ku Africa kukhala mtsogoleri wa WTO. Adzagwira ntchito zake pa Marichi 1 ndipo nthawi yake, yongowonjezedwanso, idzatha pa Aug. 31, 2025, "adatero WTO.

"Ndili ndi ulemu kusankhidwa ndi mamembala a WTO ngati director-General wa WTO," adatero Okonjo-Iweala ku General Council, akugogomezera kuti "WTO yamphamvu ndiyofunikira ngati tikufuna kuti tichire mokwanira komanso mwachangu ku chiwonongeko chomwe chachitika ndi COVID. -19 mliri. ”

"Ndikuyembekeza kugwira ntchito ndi mamembala kuti apange ndikukhazikitsa mayankho omwe tikufunikira kuti chuma cha padziko lonse chibwererenso. Bungwe lathu likukumana ndi zovuta zambiri koma kugwirira ntchito limodzi titha kupangitsa WTO kukhala yamphamvu, yokhazikika komanso yogwirizana ndi zomwe zikuchitika masiku ano, "adatero.

Okonjo-Iweala, wazaka 66, ndi katswiri wazachuma padziko lonse lapansi, katswiri wazachuma komanso katswiri wazachitukuko wazaka zopitilira 30 akugwira ntchito padziko lonse lapansi.

Kawiri adakhala nduna ya zachuma ku Nigeria ndipo adakhala ngati nduna yakunja, ali ndi zaka 25 ku World Bank, kuphatikiza ngati Managing Director of Operations.

Powonjezera "zikomo kwambiri" kwa Okonjo-Iweala, Wapampando wa General Council David Walker adati "iyi ndi mphindi yofunika kwambiri ku WTO."

"Ndili wotsimikiza kuti mamembala onse agwira nanu ntchito zolimbikitsa panthawi yomwe mudzakhala director-General kukonza tsogolo la bungweli," adawonjezera.

Poyamikira kusankhidwa "panthawi yake", kazembe wa dziko la China ku WTO Li Chenggang adati "chigamulo chomwe mamembala onse apanga chikuwonetsa kuti akukhulupirira Dr. Ngozi yekha, komanso m'masomphenya athu, ziyembekezo zathu ndi malonda a mayiko osiyanasiyana. dongosolo lomwe tonse timakhulupirira ndikusunga."

"Monga wothandizira komanso wopindula ndi dongosolo lokhazikika, lopanda tsankho komanso lokhazikitsidwa ndi malamulo, dziko la China limakhulupirira kuti malonda, malonda opindulitsa, adzakhala chida chofunika kwambiri chomwe chingatithandize kupeza njira yothetsera vuto lomwe liripo komanso zindikirani kusintha kwachuma posachedwa," adawonjezera.

Chigamulo cha General Council chikutsatira miyezi yosatsimikizika yomwe idayambitsidwa ndi kukana koyamba kwa United States kuti agwirizane ndi Okonjo-Iweala, kupereka thandizo kumbuyo kwa nduna ya Zamalonda ku South Korea Yoo Myung-hee m'malo mwake.

Pa February 5, Yoo adaganiza zochotsa chisankho chake ndipo utsogoleri watsopano wa United States wa Purezidenti Joe Biden adalengeza kuti Washington idzawonjezera "chithandizo champhamvu" pa chisankho cha Okonjo-Iweala.