India on 13 December sought clarification from the World Trade Organization’s General Council (GC) chair whether the inclusion of item 18 on the GC agenda on “Information on Investment Facilitation for Development – Request from Chile and the Republic of Korea” was merely for information or any other purpose, during the adoption of the agenda.
The GC meeting, which was scheduled for 14-15 December, was advanced by a day due to a long list of items to be discussed.
Chile, which is one of the co-sponsors of the agenda item, said that indeed, it was only for information purposes.
The GC chair, Ambassador Athaliah Lesiba Molokomme of Botswana, also clarified that it was only for information purposes.
In 2017, it was agreed that the item on investment facilitation would only be included on the GC agenda for information purposes.