GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

WORLD ORGANISATIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the WTO three official languages?
A
German, Spanish, English
B
English, French and Spanish
C
French, English, Arabic
D
Arabic, English, German
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The three official languages of the WTO are English, French and Spanish. Decisions in the WTO are generally taken by consensus of the entire membership. The highest institutional body is the Ministerial Conference, which meets roughly every two years.

Detailed explanation-2: -The WTO (World Trade Organization) is an international organization. It enacts the rules governing trade between countries of goods, services, agricultural and industrial goods, and intellectual property.

Detailed explanation-3: -The negotiation of the Havana Charter and the General Agreement was conducted in English and French, and since that time these two languages were the working languages of ICITO and the GATT.

Detailed explanation-4: -The WTO has many roles: it operates a global system of trade rules, it acts as a forum for negotiating trade agreements, it settles trade disputes between its members and it supports the needs of developing countries.

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