Tai Talks WTO Reform With Others at G-20 Meeting in Bali

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said she had an informal dialogue about the World Trade Organization dispute settlement system with representatives from Argentina, Brazil, Cambodia, India and South Africa. Tai was in Bali, Indonesia, for a G-20 trade ministers meeting, and the discussion happened on the sidelines of that meeting.

The USTR "underscored her commitment to U.S. engagement on WTO dispute settlement reform," according to a summary of the Sept. 21 meeting. She said she wants a reformed dispute settlement system that can solve disagreements efficiently and cost-effectively.