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WTO chief sees ‘bumpy’ road as ministers work to reach deals

Protestors hold up banners during a demonstration against the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, June 11, 2022. For the first time in 4 1/2 years, after a pandemic pause, government ministers from WTO countries will gather for four days starting Sunday. (Valentin Flauraud/Keystone via AP) Protestors hold up banners during a demonstration against the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, June 11, 2022. For the first time in 4 1/2 years, after a pandemic pause, government ministers from WTO countries will gather for four days starting Sunday. (Valentin Flauraud/Keystone via AP) Protesters walk with a banner during a demonstration against the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, June 11, 2022. For the first time in 4 1/2 years, after a pandemic pause, government ministers from WTO countries will gather for four days starting Sunday. (Valentin Flauraud/Keystone via AP) A protester wearing a banner demonstrates against the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, June 11, 2022. For the first time in 4 1/2 years, after a pandemic pause, government ministers from WTO countries will gather for four days starting Sunday. (Valentin Flauraud/Keystone via AP) WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala speaks during a news conference before the opening of the 12th Ministerial Conference at the headquarters of the World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, June 12, 2022. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP) WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala speaks before the opening of the 12th Ministerial Conference at the headquarters of the World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, June 12, 2022. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP) Timur Suleimenov, Chair of the 12th Ministerial Conference speaks during a press conference before the opening of the 12th Ministerial Conference at the headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO), in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, June 12, 2022. For the first time in 4 1/2 years, after a pandemic pause, government ministers from WTO countries will gather for four days starting Sunday to tackle issues like overfishing of the seas, COVID-19 vaccines for the developing world and food security. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP) Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, left, and Timur Suleimenov, Chair of the 12th Ministerial Conference attend a press conference before the opening of the 12th Ministerial Conference at the headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO), in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, June 12, 2022. For the first time in 4 1/2 years, after a pandemic pause, government ministers from WTO countries will gather for four days starting Sunday to tackle issues like overfishing of the seas, COVID-19 vaccines for the developing world and food security. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)
WTO chief sees ‘bumpy’ road as ministers work to reach deals