Saudi Arabia gets nod for WTO membership

Saudi Arabia, the top global oil exporter, won the green light to join the World Trade Organization(WTO) after 12 years of tough negotiations, the WTO said here on Friday.

During a session at the WTO’s Geneva headquarters, a working party, including all major members of the WTO, approved the final package of Saudi entry terms and agreed to pass them on for endorsement to a meeting of the body’s ruling General Council on Nov. 11.