DG Okonjo-Iweala welcomes Comoros as 165th WTO member

Comoros joined the WTO on 21 August as its 165th member, after 17 years of negotiating its accession terms with WTO members. It is the 10th least-developed country (LDC) to accede to the WTO through negotiations. Comoros also announced its formal acceptance of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies.