Singapore becomes second country to support global agreement ending harmful fisheries subsidies

Ambassador Tan Hung Seng, Singapore's Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and World Intellectual Property Organisation, submitting the formal acceptance to WTO director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.- The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, Feb 11 (The Straits Times/ANN): The Republic has become the second member to ratify the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) agreement to protect the world’s oceans.

On Friday, Singapore formally accepted the treaty – the first multilateral trade agreement that focuses on environmental sustainability – becoming the first coastal state to do so.