Geneva, March 11 -- Vietnam has called on members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to strengthen dialogue and build consensus in preparation for the organisation's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14), scheduled to take place in Yaounde, Cameroon, from March 26 to 29.

Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, the WTO and other international organisations in Geneva, along with other mission officials, recently attended the WTO's first regular meeting in 2026 at its headquarters in Geneva.

The meeting took place at a time when the multilateral trading system is facing multiple challenges and negotiations remain marked by divergent views among members. As such, the session was considered import...