Philippines Chairs First Meeting of Asian Group of Developing Countries in 2025 

GENEVA 06 March 2025 – Ambassador and Permanent Representative to WTO Manuel A.J. Teehankee chairs the first meeting of  the Asian Group of Developing Countries. The AGDC Meeting also congratulates Mr. Saqer Abdullah  Almoqbel of the Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia in his new role as the Chair of the WTO General Council. 

(from left to right) Permanent Representative of China Chenggang Li, Permanent Representative  of Cambodia and Chair of the Working Group on Trade, Debt and Finance Prasith Suon, Permanent  Representative of Nepal and Chair of the Council of Trade in Services Ram Prasad Subedi,  Permanent Representative to Saudi Arabia and Chair of the General Council Saqer Abdullah  Almoqbel, Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan and Chair of the Trade Policy Review Body Asset  Irgaliyev, and Permanent Representative of the Philippines to WTO and Chair of the Asian Group of  Developing Countries Manuel A.J. Teehankee.

Permanent Representative of the Philippines to WTO and Chair of the Asian Group of Developing  Countries Manuel A.J. Teehankee joins the Asian Permanent Representatives to the WTO. 

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