THE World Trade Organisation's (WTO) 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) will take place from November 30-December 3, in Geneva, Switzerland, the chair of WTO's General Council confirmed on Friday.

In a communication to WTO members, Mr Dacio Castillo noted that the General Council had initially agreed to hold MC12 in Geneva the week of November 29, and as a follow-up, the date proposed is November 30-December 3.

The Ministerial Conference, which is attended by trade ministers and other senior officials from the WTO's 164 members, is the highest decision-making body of the global trade organisation.

MC12 was originally scheduled to take place from June 8-11, 2020 in Kazakhstan's capital, Nur-Sultan, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

It will still be chaired by Kazakhstan's Minister of Trade and Integration Mr Bakhyt Sultanov.

Geneva will be hosting the Ministerial Conference for the fourth time, as it did previously in 1998, 2009 and 2011.