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| website = [http://www.wto.org/ wto.org] | | website = [http://www.wto.org/ wto.org] | ||
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| facebook = [http://www.facebook.com/worldtradeorganization | | facebook = [http://www.facebook.com/worldtradeorganization WTO Facebook] | ||
| linkedin = [http://www.linkedin.com/company/world-trade-organization | | linkedin = [http://www.linkedin.com/company/world-trade-organization WTO LinkedIn] | ||
| twitter = wto_omc | | twitter = wto_omc | ||
| keypeople = [[Pascal Lamy]], Director-General | | keypeople = [[Pascal Lamy]], Director-General | ||
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'''The World Trade Organization''' is intended to perform the function of supervising and liberalizing international trade | '''The World Trade Organization''' ('''WTO''') is intended to perform the function of supervising and liberalizing international trade. Any dispute over trade between member countries is brought before the WTO and is solved through a series of negotiations. The organization is driven by its members, and all decisions are made by member governments.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/2429503.stm BBC News-Profile: World Trade Organization]</ref> The agreements signed by various nations under WTO play an important role when forming laws and policies related to international trade. | ||
The agreements signed by various nations under WTO play an important role when forming laws and policies related to international trade | |||
==History== | ==History== |