Ministry of Trade Commerce Trade and Industry says Zambia will will participating at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
In a statement issued to Money FM News by ministry of commerce and industry Public Relations officer Godfrida Chanda says Permanent Secretary, Kayula Siame will participating at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Ms Chanda says the meeting will be a Follow-up on the discussions at the sixth session that focused on trade logistics and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Ms Chanda adds that the seventh session will investigate in greater detail how trade facilitation and transit can contribute to the achievement of sustainable development.
She adds that the meeting will also provide an opportunity to discuss developments related to trade facilitation and transit issues.
She further says the meeting will also consider recent UNCTAD work aimed at assisting developing and least developed countries implementing trade facilitation reforms; and share experiences, including reviewing best practices associated with new and rapidly evolving technological developments.
Ms Chanda says ddiscussions of the meeting will focus on general trade facilitation reforms and the implementation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade Facilitation, which entered into force in February 2017.
The Public relations officer says more than 140 WTO members have ratified the Agreement on Trade Facilitation and are currently implementing its provisions, in many cases with the assistance of international organizations, including UNCTAD.
She says ful implementation of the Agreement is expected to considerably boost international trade and contribute to the development of developing and least developed countries, including the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
The UNCTAD meeting is will be held from 7th to 9th May, 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland.