<h1>Multilateral trading system needs political guidance; ministers to discuss reinvigoration and dispute settlement reforms and cooperation.</h1> Safeguarding and strengthening the multilateral trading system is the primary operative focus, with ministers convening in an informal dialogue to provide political guidance on options to reinvigorate trade governance. The meeting concentrates on systemic challenges, notably the functioning of the dispute settlement mechanism, using free and frank exchanges to surface reform options and to shape subsequent formal negotiations and institutional responses.