Outcome of 12th WTO Ministerial Conference

The Conference was co-hosted by Kazakhstan and chaired by Mr Timur Suleimenov, Deputy Chief of Staff of Kazakhstan's President. Kazakhstan was originally scheduled to host MC12 in June 2020 but the conference was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference concluded successfully on 17 June, with agreement on a package of key trade initiatives.

WTO members successfully concluded MC12 on 17 June, securing multilaterally negotiated outcomes on a series of key trade initiatives.

• 12th WTO Ministrial Conferance's outcome document
• Ministerial Declaration on the Emergency Response to Food Insecurity
• Ministerial Decision on World Food Programme (WFP) Food Purchases Exemptions from Export Prohibitions or Restrictions
• Ministerial Declaration on the WTO Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Preparedness for Future Pandemics
• Ministerial Decision on the Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
• Decision on the E-commerce Moratorium and Work Programme
• Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
• The Work Programme on Small Economies
• Sanitary and Phytosanitary Declaration for the Twelfth WTO Ministerial Conference: Responding to Modern SPS Challenges