During his visit he will attend and speak at the meeting of the General Council of the World Trade Organization on the issue of accession of the Republic of Tajikistan to WTO.

It should be recalled that today 157 countries are the members of the World Trade Organization and after the accession of the Republic of Tajikistan the number of its member states will reach 158.

The contribution of the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon to accession of Tajikistan to WTO has been crucial. The Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, with consideration of necessity and significance of membership in this organisation, sent a request letter to the Secretariat of the WTO for membership in the World Trade Organization in 2001. The WTO General Council in its session proposed observer status to the Republic of Tajikistan and a Working Group on the review of issue of accession of the Republic of Tajikistan to WTO was established. Since 2001 the Republic of Tajikistan has been actively participating in the WTO General Council meetings as an observer state.

Historic event – ceremony of accession of the Republic of Tajikistan to the World Trade Organization will be held on the 10th of December current year at the WTO headquarters in Geneva.

It is scheduled that the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon will have a tete-a-tete meeting with WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy in the framework of the General Council session

In his trip Emomali Rahmon is accompanied by the First Deputy Prime-Minister Matlubkhon Davlatov, State Counselor of the President on foreign policy Erkin Rahmatulloev, Minister of Economic Development and Trade Sharif Rahimzoda, the Chairman of the Committee on energy, industry, construction and communication of the Majlisi Milli (upper chamber of parliament) of Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan Amir Kataev and other officials.