Application and chronology of the accession process

The application for Azerbaijan's accession to WTO was submitted to the WTO Secretariat

June 23, 1997

The Working Party on Accession of Azerbaijan to WTO was established

July 16, 1997

The Memorandum on Azerbaijan's Foreign Trade Regime was submitted to the WTO Secretariat

April 22, 1999

The interorganizational Coordination Commission on accelerating the accession process of Azerbaijan to the WTO was established in accordance with the Executive Order № 226s of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan

November 19, 1999

The 1st meeting of Working Party on Accession of Azerbaijan to WTO was held in Geneva

June 3-7, 2002

The Commission on preparations for the accession of Azerbaijan to WTO was established in accordance with the Executive Order № 175s of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan

August 22, 2003

The 2nd meeting of Working Party on Accession of Azerbaijan to WTO was held in Geneva

October 14, 2004

The 3rd meeting of Working Party on Accession of Azerbaijan to WTO was held in Geneva

June 30, 2005

The 4th meeting of Working Party on Accession of Azerbaijan to WTO was held in Geneva

March 30, 2006

The 5th meeting of Working Party on Accession of Azerbaijan to WTO was held in Geneva

May 6, 2008

The 6th meeting of Working Party on Accession of Azerbaijan to WTO was held in Geneva

December 11, 2008

The 7th meeting of Working Party on Accession of Azerbaijan to WTO was held in Geneva

July 24, 2009

The 8th meeting of Working Party on Accession of Azerbaijan to WTO was held in Geneva

October 18, 2010

The 9th meeting of Working Party on Accession of Azerbaijan to WTO was held in Geneva

February 24, 2012

The 10th meeting of Working Party on Accession of Azerbaijan to WTO was held in Geneva

December 7, 2012

The 11th meeting of Working Party on Accession of Azerbaijan to WTO was held in Geneva

February 21, 2014

The 12th meeting of Working Party on Accession of Azerbaijan to WTO was held in Geneva

July 27, 2015

The 13th meeting of Working Party on Accession of Azerbaijan to WTO was held in Geneva

July 22, 2016

The 14th meeting of Working Party on Accession of Azerbaijan to WTO was held in Geneva

July 28, 2017