Saudi Arabia's candidate Mohammad Al-Tuwaijri advanced to the second round of the selection process; the Geneva-based World Trade Organization said on Friday.
Furthermore Tuwaijri is among three women; and one other man bidding to become the next director-general of the WTO. The remaining candidates also are Kenyan minister Amina Mohamed, former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee; and British ex-minister Liam Fox.