Director General of the world trade organization (WTO) Robert Azevedo said the governments of countries members of the organization that he plans to resign before finishing their term of office in 2021. It is reported Bloomberg, citing four people familiar with the situation.62-year-old Brazilian holds the post of Director General of the WTO since September 2013, his second four-year term began in September 2017. The representative of the WTO declined to comment. Directly contact Mr. Azevedo has failed.Last year, when the United States virtually paralyzed the dispute settlement system of the organization after blocking new appointments to the Commission seven members, who hear appeals. The WTO appellate body at the present time cannot rule on future cases, starting from December 11.One of the four Deputy Director General could carry out the duties as interim superintendent until his term does not end next year. It Ions Frederick yeah from Nigeria, Karl Brauner from Germany, Alan Wolff from the US and Yu Shaojun from China.In February it became known that the administration of the President of the United States Donald trump is developing the country’s withdrawal from the WTO agreement on government procurement. Sources Bloomberg reported that the U.S. was willing to withdraw from the agreement, unless amended in accordance with the interests of Washington.
