India, March 29 -- Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday led the Indian delegation at the World Trade Organisation's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaounde, Cameroon, where trade ministers deliberated on WTO reform issues on the second day.

According to an official statement released by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Goyal emphasised that consensus-based decision-making is the bedrock of the WTO's legitimacy, and it is important for the WTO not to ignore the sovereign right of each member to not bind itself to rules which they do not agree to. India stressed on the importance of the WTO to undertake a careful stock-take of the current impasse and its underlying causes, while ensuring discussions remain trans...