Comoros becomes WTO's 165th member

GENEVA, Aug 22: The Comoros on Wednesday became the 165th member of the World Trade Organization after negotiating terms for 17 years.

"I am particularly proud to welcome Comoros as the newest member of the WTO," said the organisation's director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

The archipelago of three islands and about 850,000 people joins 35 other members in the least-developed countries category.
WTO members approved the accession of the Comoros during the trade body's 13th ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi in February.    —AFP