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Mr. Roberto Azevêdo, Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), unexpectedly announced his resignation on 5/14.
Azevêdo, 62, is a Brazilian diplomat. It used to play an important role in international trade cooperation. According to the WTO announcement, he will officially step down as the organization’s general manager on August 31, a year before his term.
Without a sudden resignation, Azevêdo’s second four-year term will end in September 2021. He has been Director-General of the WTO since 2013.
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Observers said that during his time in office, Mr. Azevêdo encountered many difficulties due to the administration of the President of the United States, Donald Trump. The operation of this organization has encountered many difficulties since the end of last year due to pressure from Washington’s actions.
The United States does not accept the appointment of replacement judges at the agency to resolve disputes between member countries in late 2019.
However, Azevêdo said his resignation had nothing to do with tensions with the United States government. Instead, he said he wanted to give the member countries of the World Trade Organization time to choose his successor, because this is a difficult process.
“The selection process (the new CEO) can trick us, or worse, stop us, looking for the desired results. We can spend valuable time in a process.” the political is easy to divide in the past, “he said.
As a general rule, the process of selecting a successor will begin in December 2020 with the nomination of candidates. The selection process takes approximately 3 months in 2021 or more. Mr. Azevêdo stated that he will continue to work to improve and strengthen the WTO until the last day in office.
Yang lam
