Almotamar.net, Saba - Trade and Industry Minister Yahya al- Mutawkil headed on Sunday for Geneva leading a Yemeni delegation for the 8th meeting of the working group on Yemen's accession to the World Trade Organization.

The delegation included Minister of Legal Affairs Rashad al- Rasas.

Upon departure, al-Mutawakil said to Saba the meeting is the final within steps and negotiations for the accession and follows signing bilateral agreements with the countries with which Yemen has held negotiations over the accession.

In the last two days, Yemen signed a bilateral agreement with South Korea on goods and services and a similar agreement would be signed with Japan soon, he said.

Such agreements are crucial for negotiations with the working group and because they serve the goal identified by the Yemeni government of cooperation with the concerned authorities to complete the WTO accession negotiations, he said.

Yemen will affirm at the meeting its commitment to the legislative aspect in this regard, he said, pointing out that the government had approved a package of legislation that would be amended and issued in accordance with the WTO agreements.