At the 9th Ministerial Conference, held in Bali, Indonesia, from 3 to 7 December 2013, ministers adopted the "Bali Package", a series of decisions aimed at:
They also adopted a number of more routine decisions and accepted Yemen as a new member of the WTO.
The President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, opened the 9th WTO Ministerial Conference on 3 December. The Chairman, Indonesia’s Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan, WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo and the Chairman of the General Council, Ambassador Shahid Bashir (Pakistan), also addressed the conference.
The plenary sessions on 4-5 December provided an opportunity for ministers to make prepared statements. On 5 December, ministers approved the accession of Yemen. At the Closing Session on Saturday 7 December, a day later than scheduled, ministers adopted the “Bali Package” and a number of more routine decisions.
The Bali Package
The Bali Ministerial Declaration and accompanying ministerial decisions — known informally as the Bali Package — were adopted at the Bali Ministerial Conference on 7 December 2013. The General Council adopted subsequent decisions related to the Bali ministerial outcomes on 27 November 2014.
The package approved during the Conference includes documents relating to the three areas, which, among other things, are the subject of negotiations within the current Doha Round - Trade facilitation; Agriculture; and Development.
Bali Package structure:
In addition, the Conference approved decisions on:
Detailed information on the 9th WTO Ministerial Conference, Bali Package and November 2014 decisions