Donald Trump to order review of trade agreements, WTO

Donald Trump to order review of trade agreements, WTO

Washington : President Donald Trump was set to sign an executive order issuing directions to review all international trade agreements inked by the US, including the WTO, in a bid to address trade "violations and abuses". The order will not just outline the problem, but will also provide alternative solutions to them.

"As far as I can tell there has never been a systematic evaluation of what has been the impact of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreements on the country as an integrated whole. So it's trying to find violations and abuses," US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told reporters at a White House news conference.

"It calls for a report within 180 days. It calls for not just outlining the problem or problems, but also proposing the alternative solutions to them," Ross said yesterday.