What happened at MC13 with Australia's Ambassador to the WTO Mr James Baxter

ACITI spoke to Australia's Ambassador to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Mr James Baxter, about the outcomes from the WTO's 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) held in Abu Dhabi between 29 February and 1 March 2024.


Australia continues to play a key role in the WTO in both trying to advance Australia's interests and strengthening the WTO as an important international institution. While the number of topics under discussion at the WTO is large, many longstanding, and most intractable, Australia is known to 'punch above its weight' when it comes to trying to find innovative solutions to difficult problems. MC13 appears to have proved even more challenging than usual. Despite a full agenda, the outcomes from MC13 were minimal.


The webinar delves into Australia's priority issues, the key sticking points and next steps.