Partner dialogue is crucial to foster equity in free global trade, economic security and growth, Italy's foreign minister Antonio Tajani wrote after talks with World Trade Organisation chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the G7 trade ministers meeting in Reggio Calabria.
"International trade is unstoppable," Tajani wrote on X (formerly Twitter) after his talks with Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday.
"Happy to have hosted @NOIweala, the general director of @wto at #ReggioCalabria , on the occasion of @G7," the tweet continued.
"Dialogue with global partners is crucial to creating a level playing field, free trade and economic growth," the tweet underlined
The trade ministers meeting organised in Calabria by Italy's G7 presidency this year is aiming for equity in global trade: economic security, resilient supply chains and a level playing field in access to markets.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, from Nigeria, is first woman and the first African WTO director-general. She took office on 1 March 2021 and her tenure will expire on 31 August 2025.
