Commerce Ministry holds workshop

Around 50 employees of different government entities took part in a workshop on “Trade and environment agreements at the World Trade Organisation (WTO)” held on February 1 and 2 in Doha. The workshop was organised by the Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC) in co-operation with the training centre of WTO. The participating entities included the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning, Qatar Chamber, Qatari Businessmen Association, Qatar Foundation, the Ministry of Energy and Industry, Qatar Petroleum, Qatar University and Friends of the Environment Centre. WTO international experts briefed the participants on the main principles of WTO current trade and environment negotiations, and how to implement them properly. The workshop also tackled a number of related topics such as trade in environmental goods, environment related disputes and the relation between trade and climate change, among other issues.