Trade ministers from 12 nations and the European Union have expressed support for reforming the World Trade Organization (WTO) and upholding the multilateral rules-based system, Bloomberg reported Oct. 25. The communique came following a meeting in Canada that also included officials from Australia, Brazil, Chile, the European Union, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Korea and Switzerland. The United States and China were intentionally excluded from the meeting.