After completing his negotiations with the head of the US Trade Representative Office of the US Trade Ministry, Dr. Osama Faqueh, Saudi Arabian Minister of Trade, stated that there was no objection to Saudi Arabia joining WTO since all the member countries welcomed its inclusion.
Dr. Faqueh arrived in Washington, DC, after having attended further bilateral negotiations in Brussels and Canada with regard to obtaining WTO membership for Saudi Arabia. He also added that the meetings with the EU, Canada, and the USA had dealt with providing details and answers to questions raised after Saudi Arabia had submitted its amended offers for goods and services.
The meetings are also part of an effort to expedite the current negotiation process with the trade partners of Saudi Arabia.
AL-SHARQ AL-AWSAT, March 7, 1999, Saudi Arabia