DG Okonjo-Iweala meets Young Trade Leaders on eve of Public Forum, welcomes youth input

The WTO’s Young Trade Leaders met with Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on 9 September at the start of a comprehensive programme of activities for the group during the Public Forum. The Director-General congratulated them on becoming the first cohort of Young Trade Leaders and stressed the importance of this initiative in helping to better connect the WTO with young people around the world.