Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya and Mr. Enrique Canon, Director General of Uruguay Customs and Chair of the WCO, met in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Thursday 7 September to review the outcomes of the 2017 Council Sessions and plan for the December 2017 Policy Commission meeting and the extraordinary Council Session also scheduled for December 2017.
Secretary General Mikuriya and Mr. Canon held a wide-ranging discussion on Accession to the WCO, agendas for both December events, the responses from Members to Mr. Canon's request for suggestions on how best to address the challenges facing the Organization, and other issues of importance. A number of suggestions emanating from the discussions will be taken up and brought forward to Members.
Secretary General Mikuriya thanked Mr. Canon for the fruitful discussions.