Archive - Jun 19, 2006

A senior US farm trade official on Friday restated Washington's negotiating policy for an 'ambitious' outcome to the Doha Development Agenda negotiations, arguing that the G-20 framework falls well short of US expectations especially relating to the formula tariff-cutting thresholds for developing countries.

World Trade Organization chief Pascal Lamy on Friday suggested a new game plan for concluding Doha Development Agenda negotiating modalities in agriculture and industrials by the end of the month, with concluding ministerial 'green room' sessions beginning June 29