WTO to Go Ahead With Qatar Meeting

World Trade Organization chief Mike Moore said the 142-nation body will go ahead with a key conference in Qatar next month that he hoped will give a major boost to the ailing global economy.

The announcement ended weeks of uncertainty over the WTO meeting’s venue, thrown into question by security fears, mounting international concern over terrorism and a surge of anti-Western feeling in Muslim countries since the start of U.S. attacks on Afghanistan.

“We’re going ahead on schedule from Nov. 9 to 13,” Moore said after meeting senior Qatari officials. “If something seismic or catastrophic happens, we will reconsider, but we are planning to come here in just over two weeks’ time.”