BRUSSELS: Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya welcomed Mr. Meliton Arrocha, Panama’s Minister of Commerce and Industries, and H.E. Mr. Dario Chiru, Panama’s Ambassador in Belgium, to the WCO.
A range of issues of mutual interest were discussed, including regional integration, in respect of which Mr. Mikuriya emphasized the key role that Customs played in implementing global standards to ensure connectivity.
Also high on the agenda was the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) and its implementation. Secretary General Mikuriya welcomed the forthcoming establishment of a National Trade Facilitation Committee in Panama and urged Minister Arrocha to consider Customs as a key partner and central player in that Committee to contribute to successful TFA implementation.
