Hanoi (VNA), Feb. 28 -- Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien has joined meetings held as part of the World Trade Organisation's 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi.

At the MC13, Dien spoke highly of the WTO's role in guiding and promoting trade liberalisation effectively.

For the WTO and the MC13 to play a stronger role in propelling sustainable growth and creating more practical opportunities for businesses and citizens, he proposed that WTO members focus on discussions and negotiations that have shown progress to narrow gaps and move toward consensus among them, with the reform of the WTO dispute settlement mechanism playing a crucial role.

He also stressed the importance of finding development-appropriate solu...