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DRAFT G-20 STATEMENT STRESSES ‘URGENCY’ OF WTO REFORM –

G-20 leaders will issue an urgent call this weekend for reform of the World Trade Organization, which has been under increased stress since Donald Trump became president, according to a draft statement reviewed by POLITICO. “The rules-based multilateral trading system is at a critical juncture, facing unprecedented challenges,” the draft statement says. “To restore confidence in the system, we will reiterate our support for necessary WTO reform, and work constructively with other WTO members … to undertake it with a sense of urgency, including in the lead-up to the Twelfth WTO Ministerial Conference.” (Politico)