GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Trade Organization (WTO) has cancelled a meeting on Nov. 9 to decide on the appointment of Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the Geneva-based body’s next director general, according to a WTO document seen by Reuters.
The former Nigerian finance minister was proposed by a WTO nominations committee on Oct. 28, but the United States said it rejected her as a candidate.
“For reasons including the health situation and current events, delegations will not be in a position to take a formal decision on 9 November,” the document said, adding that Monday’s meeting was postponed until further notice.
(Reporting by Emma Farge; Writing by Philip Blenkinsop; Editing by David Goodman)
