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5 April 2023  
(23-2391) Page: 1/1 
  Original: English  
 
WTO STRUCTURED DISCUSSIONS ON  
INVESTMENT FACILITATION FOR DEVELOPMENT  
COMMUNICATION FROM OMAN  
The following communication dated 3 April  2023 is being circulated at the request of  the delegation 
of Oman . 
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The Permanent Mission of the Sultanate of Oman  to the United Nations Office and other I nternational 
Organizations in Geneva  has the honour to inform that the Sultanate of Oman authorities ha ve 
decided to join the Joint Initiative on Investment Facilitation for  Development , established on 
13 December 2017 , in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  
 
The Omani authorities welcome the open, transparent and inclusive character of the ongoing 
negotiations and look forward to advancing the "Draft IFD Agreement" (WTO Document 
INF/IF D/RD/124) which is used as the basis for negotiations , to achieve substantial progress towards 
significant outcomes at MC13.   
 
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