6th Ministerial, Hong Kong 2005

Despondent mood at WTO as G4 process seems to reach dead-end

17 April, 2007
Martin Khor, TWN Info Service on WTO and Trade Issues
The mood of despondency is increasing among WTO members as the possibility that the Doha negotiations cannot make headway this year looms larger.

Pakistan’s attempt at compromise on Special Products raises ire of fellow G-33 members

17 April, 2007
Bridges
In a stated attempt to 'narrow the gaps' on one of the most contentious issues in the troubled Doha Round agriculture negotiations, Pakistan on 10 April issued a new paper seeking to split the differences between developing countries eager to shield some 'special products' from the full force of tariff cuts and the agricultural exporters that fear diminished commercial opportunities.

Caribbean Trade Ministers Assert Their Position On WTO Negotiations

16 April, 2007
RNM Press
Mr. Lamy in an attempt to encourage the completion of the Doha Round has recently been engaging with trade ministers across the globe.

‘Trade talks can rescue Doha’

10 April, 2007
The Financial Express
Trade ministers from the United States, the European Union, India and Brazil will this week gather for the first time in more than eight months to try to negotiate a breakthrough in world trade talks.

G-4 trade ministers’ meet in April to break WTO impasse

3 April, 2007
Ashok B Sharma, Financial Express
The trade ministers of G-4 (US, EU, Brazil and India) are slated to meet in Delhi on April 11-12 at the sidelines of the US-India Trade Policy Forum with a view to breaking the deadlock in the stalled WTO negotiations.

Developing nations oppose Lamy’s idea

25 March, 2007
Ashok B Sharma, Financial Times
WTO director-general, Pascal Lamy

Delhi’s Doha Doldrums

21 March, 2007
Bruce Stokes, National Journal’s CongressDailyAM
Agriculture here is a life and death issue. Scores of farmers have committed suicide in recent years because of crop failures and falling prices.

G-33 Spells Out ‘SP’, ‘SSM’ Terms

21 March, 2007
Washington Trade Daily
Trade ministers of the Group-of-33 developing-country coalition - which is seeking enhanced flexibilities for 'special products' and a 'special safeguard mechanism' in the Doha Development Agenda farm trade negotiations - repeated yesterday the negotiating mandate on 'special products' does not require developing countries to provide any compensation including through tariff-quota commitments

G33 meeting to help Doha deal - EU

20 March, 2007
Reuters
A meeting of G33 developing nations should help the chances of success in the Doha trade round, but convergence among all groups is needed by end-April, European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said today.

Indonesia plays down chance of Doha G33 breakthrough

20 March, 2007
Ed Davies and Johannes Mantiri, Reuters
Indonesia does not expect a breakthrough on global free trade talks at a meeting of G33 countries on Wednesday, but developing nations aimed to 'really push' to make progress, the country's trade minister said.

India urges rich nations to give ground as G33 meets

20 March, 2007
Reuters
Rich nations must give ground to help global free trade talks make progress, India's trade minister said on Wednesday.

Delhi not bound by any deadline on WTO talks: Nath

14 March, 2007
www.financialexpress-bd.com
India's prime minister called on developed countries yesterday to make bigger farm subsidy cuts to ensure the success of the Doha round of world trade talks.

Chance of a Doha breakthough ‘remote’

13 March, 2007
Brian Fallow
The prospects of any decisive breakthrough in the Doha Round of world trade talks this year are remote, says French Trade Minister Christine Lagarde.

Saving Doha WTO seminar evokes farmers protests

11 March, 2007
Focus India
An International seminar organized by the Commerce Ministry of India under the banner of

Save small farmers and public health, not Doha: Statement of Indian People’s Movements on the “Save Doha” Seminar

11 March, 2007
(see signatories)
The government of India (Ministry of Commerce) and