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US says it will continue to back South Korean candidate.

The World Trade Organization’s General Council Chair David Walker said Wednesday that Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala had garnered the most among WTO to become the next global trade chief, a WTO spokesperson said.

The United States said, however, it could not the candidacy of Okonjo-Iweala and said it would continue to back the South Korean candidate Yoo Myung-hee.

Walker and his colleagues have finished a long process of consultations, where each member could indicate their preference. Walker told WTO ambassadors Wednesday that Okonjo-Iweala, and not Yoo, was most likely to secure a consensus among the hip, which is needed to select the next chief of the global trade organization.

However, the suggestion of Walker and his colleagues is not the final step of the process as some can veto their suggestion, which the U.S. now threatened to do.

WTO must formally decide in their General Council meeting who becomes the next director general. This meeting will happen on November 9. Before then, there will be consultations.

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I thought she just acquired a US citizenship last month?Why are they now trying to frustrate her? It's obvious Trump's istration doesn't like anything relating to Nigeria. Same Trump and his goons attempted to remove Akinwunmi Adeshina of AfDB on trumped-up corruption charges yet some Nigerians think Trump is the best thing since sliced bread. Our mumu go soon do.

USA under Trump is something else,yet ipobs or igbos see him as their messiah,the same way they tried to stop akinwunmi adeshina of Afdb.

They might be wondering how a lady from a corrupt shithole like Nigeria will be in charge of a sensitive position like the WTO.

Good but Mr fergie001 your topic is misleading

US didn't veto anything but sticks on their preferred candidate.

after all China, EU and Japan sticks with Iweala and China alone contributes to 12.4% trade statistics while US has 12% of trade.....


US will have to swallow their pride this time around. They are just kicking unnecessarily.

China, EU even Japan are a whole lot of strong backing plus over 90 countries ed together.

Us 'vetoes'? how possible?

pls op modify the title. US didn't veto anything.

She will overcome

jlinkd78:
She will overcome

Amen.

jlinkd78:
She will overcome

A big amen NOI is my crush

Juliusmalema:
Good but Mr fergee001 your topic is misleading

US didn't veto anything but sticks on their preferred candidate.

after all China, EU and Japan sticks with Iweala and China alone contributes to 12.4% trade statistics while US China has 12% of trade.....


US will have to swallow their pride this time around.

US is one of those countries that can veto.
If consultations aren't successful....nothing will happen on Nov 9.

kahal29:

Any different?

Hian....Oh the time...

Time-shots of WTO's msg bro.

Well Trump's always knows what he is doing ...she just needs to assure the White house that she would protect American interest over Chinese interest ...Trump doesn't want anither chinese puppet like the man in WHO

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I still prefer this thread

GamalNasser:
Well Trump's always knows what he is doing ...she just needs to assure the White house that she would protest American interest over Chinese interest ...Trump doesn't want anither chinese puppet like the man in WHO

I don't know what is wrong with him, this time around.

He is against anything Washington yet lives there.

You can imagine what this British idiot is predicting. He's even again NOI

fergie001:

US is one of those countries that can veto.
If consultations aren't successful....nothing will happen on Nov 9.

One of you say..

after all over the years US has moved in line with EU and others but of recently it hasn't been so.

Before 9 all consultations will be successful. US will have to agree to other veto powers also.

Let the consultation continue.

Juliusmalema:




One of you say..

after all over the years US has moved in line with EU and others but of recently it hasn't been so.

Before 9 all consultations will be successful. US will have to agree to other veto powers also.

Let the consultation continue.

That is our prayer and so shall it be.

Gbam

GamalNasser:
Well Trump's always knows what he is doing ...she just needs to assure the White house that she would protest American interest over Chinese interest ...Trump doesn't want anither chinese puppet like the man in WHO

In other words she needs to be America's puppet rather than Chinese puppet

Juliusmalema:
Good but Mr fergie001 your topic is misleading

US didn't veto anything but sticks on their preferred candidate.

after all China, EU and Japan sticks with Iweala and China alone contributes to 12.4% trade statistics while US China has 12% of trade.....


US will have to swallow their pride this time around. They are just kicking unnecessarily.

China, EU even Japan are a whole lot of strong backing plus over 90 countries ed together.

. The op is right US has vetoe but that's not the end....if Biden takes upper hand in USA election this will change ....if Trump do then WTO will go the way of voting ,...YOO may also step down and USA can be persuade to back NOI

Noneroone:
Us 'vetoes'? how possible?

pls op modify the title. US didn't veto anything.

The US may veto the decision as they are clearly against NOI.

All hope is not lost

gaetano:
You can imagine what this British idiot is predicting. He's even again NOI

I felt like insulting him on that page but....make we find wetin carry us come fess.

RuddyFusion:
. The op is right US has vetoe but that's not the end....if Biden takes upper hand in USA election this will change ....if Trump do then WTO will go the way of voting ,...YOO may also step down and USA can be persuade to back NOI

Others powers also have veto power.

Juliusmalema:


Others powers also have veto power.

They must all agree.

tartar9:

In other words she needs to be America's puppet rather than Chinese puppet

Yes ..that's international politics for you

They are enemies of progress

Really interesting

Sanchez01:

The US may veto the decision as they are clearly against NOI.

but they DIDN'T VETO. Are you dumb?