PRESS/22
26September 1995
RUGGIERO INAUGURATES WTO INFORMATION SERVICE ON
THE INTERNET
TheWorld Trade Organization (WTO), today, launched itsinformation service ontheInternet.
During abriefinauguration ceremony attheUNInternational Computing Centre inGeneva, WTO
Director-General Renato Ruggiero said:"Astheyoungest ofallinternational organizations, theWTO
mustmake itselfwellunderstood andtrulyaccessible. Linking ourselves tomillions ofInternet users
allovertheworld isanimportant steptowards thisgoal."
ThenewWTO information service isaWorld Wide Webserver ontheInternet. Itsaddress
is:http://www.unicc.org/wto .Enquiries canbesent tothefollowing Internet address:
webmaster@wto.org .
TheWTO Webpages contain anin-depth description oftheorganization anditsactivities,
thelatestpressreleases,asummaryoftheresultsoftheUruguayRoundtradenegotiations,tradestatistics
andreports ontrade andenvironment issues. Illustrations include anorganigram oftheWTO and
aflow-chart onthedispute-settlement process. TheWTO server willbeupdated regularly andits
information baseprogressively expanded.
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