The ambitious aim of striking a deal ending the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Doha Development Round before Christmas appears to be running into the sand.
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Outgoing chairman of the negotiations’ food talks Crawford Falconer said today (28 November) consultations on a range of issues have shown some progress but not “closure”.
He will wait for talks scheduled by WTO director-general Pascal Lamy this Sunday before deciding his next steps, but the outlook seems pessimistic.
Even where detailed talks staged this week have been most constructive – developing country tariff protection – “the final picture is still blurred”, a Geneva diplomat told just-food, with too little “convergence for agreement”.
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