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#WTO chief Roberto Azevedo to step down on August 31 before term expires

#WTO chief Roberto Azevedo to step down on August 31 before term expires
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Friday, 15 May, 2020, 15:45

Geneva-based World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Thursday said its chief Roberto Azevedo will step down on August 31, a year before his term ends, on personal grounds. India is one of the founder members of this multi-lateral body, which frames rules for global exports and imports.
"At a virtual meeting of all WTO members, WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo announced that he would step down on 31 August, cutting his second term short by exactly one year," the WTO said in a statement.