Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has said the least developed countries (LDCs) have to ensure their 2% contribution to the world trade by 2020 to keep on their economic progress. As a spokesperson and coordinator of LDCs, the commerce minister would deliver his speech at the ministerial meeting of G-77 for the betterment of LDCs. Referring to the decision of implementing sustainable development goals by 2030, he said UNCTAD, WTO and concerned organisations have to work jointly for the world trade as well as helping the LDCs in attaining sustainable goals, said BSS. In the ministerial meeting of LDCs, UNCTAD Secretary General Dr Mukhisa Kituyi, High Representative to UN for LDCs, RRDCs and SIDs Gyan Chandra Acharya, Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to UN Shameem Ahsan and delegates from Uganda, Ethiopia and Bhutan also spoke on the occasion. Tofail urged the developed countries to move forward so the LDCs can keep running their economic progress.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 16, 2016 18:56 UTC