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Ministers gather in HK for WTO talks
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-12-13 10:25
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US trade representative Rob Portman speaks to the press ahead
of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Hong
Kong, December 12, 2005. Trade ministers have gathered in Hong Kong to
work on a deal to open markets and boost the global economy, with the
European Union quickly under fire for its refusal to cut farm subsidies
further.[AFP]
US trade representative Rob Portman speaks to the press ahead
of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Hong
Kong, December 12, 2005. Trade ministers have gathered in Hong Kong to
work on a deal to open markets and boost the global economy, with the
European Union quickly under fire for its refusal to cut farm subsidies
further.[AFP]
European Union Trade Commissioner Peter
Mandelson said he would not be offering any new concessions on agriculture
at the WTO talks in Hong Kong. Trade ministers have gathered in Hong Kong
to work on a deal to open markets and boost the global economy, with the
European Union quickly under fire for its refusal to cut farm subsidies
further. [AFP/file]
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