WTO head hopes for deal by July on vaccine-sharing

"It's going to be tough because there are still differences but we hope we can get to a pragmatic approach," Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told a virtual UN forum

Reuters

14 June, 2021, 03:35 pm

Last modified: 14 June, 2021, 03:40 pm

The World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters are pictured in Geneva, Switzerland, July 26, 2018/ Reuters

The head of the World Trade Organization said on Monday she hoped that members could reach an agreement by July on improving access to Covid-19 vaccines after months of talks on waiving drug firms' intellectual property rights.

"It's going to be tough because there are still differences but we hope we can get to a pragmatic approach," Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told a virtual UN forum.

"I'm in a hurry and I want us to get some agreement by July because lives are important."

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