General Council

In 2015, the General Council made preparations for the Tenth Ministerial Conference in Nairobi and submitted recommendations for decisions. It oversaw progress in the Doha Round negotiations on the basis of reports from the Director-General in his capacity as Chair of the Trade Negotiations Committee. It also oversaw progress in implementing decisions taken at the Ninth Ministerial Conference in Bali, based on regular reports by the General Council chair, Fernando de Mateo of Mexico. It heard the Director-General’s reports on the Fifth Global Review of Aid for Trade and other matters, such as WTO accessions.