Kumar Iyer, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the World Trade Organization, delivered a statement at a WTO General Council meeting held in Geneva on October 5-6, 2026. The statement was delivered on the first day of the event and was timed to coincide with the second item on the agenda. The General Council is the highest governing body of the WTO between ministerial conferences and is responsible for reviewing key issues related to the organization's functioning, including trade disputes, negotiation processes, and administrative decisions. Meetings of this format traditionally bring together permanent representatives of member countries to discuss current issues on the international trade agenda. Details of the content of the British representative's statement, as well as reactions from other delegations to this statement, have not been specified. The United Kingdom continues to take an active role in WTO proceedings following its departure from the European Union, developing an independent trade policy and presenting its own position on key issues of the multilateral trading system.