WTO DOHA DEVELOPMENT ROUND DELAYS – AGRICULTURAL NEGOTIATIONS
October 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE CHAIRMAN of the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) agricultural liberalisation talks has warned that the December 13-18 Hong Kong trade summit is highly unlikely to agree comprehensive final goals for the negotiations. New Zealand Ambassador Crawford Falconer said that there remained significant disagreements on market access (tariffs, import quotas, etc). Even if these were solved, work on a draft text would have to start mid-November. More likely, say WTO diplomats, is a Hong Kong deal that "seeks to preserve" progress made this month, where ...
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