The Parliamentary Conference on the WTO is a joint undertaking of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the European Parliament. Its principal objective is to enhance external transparency of the WTO and hold this inter-governmental organization accountable to legislators as elected representatives of the people.

The annual 2011 session of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO took place on 21 and 22 March 2011. For the first time ever, the session was held on the premises of the WTO, Centre William Rappard in Geneva.

As on past occasions, the 2011 annual session of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO was intended primarily for parliamentarians who specialize in matters of international trade in their respective parliaments. The Conference provided them with an opportunity to obtain first-hand information on recent developments in the Doha Round negotiations and consider ways of contributing to the revitalization of this process. It was also an occasion to exchange views and experiences with colleagues in other parliaments, interact with government negotiators and WTO officials and engage in a dialogue with civil society representatives.

At the end of its work, the session adopted by consensus an outcome document.

Final Documents