4th Ministerial, Doha 2001

African and European farmers say: No to Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the EU and the ACP countries and no to a WTO agreement in Hong Kong.

30 November, 2005
ROPPA, CBB, CPE, FWA, COAG
joint press release of African and European farmers regarding the WTO and EPA negotiations

Developing countries call for 'Reclaiming development' in the Doha Negotiations

30 November, 2005
By Kanaga Raja (SUNS), TWN Info Service on WTO and Trade Issues (Nov 2005)
The recent proposals by some major developed countries in the WTO threaten the developmental content of the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) and it is thus timely to reclaim the development content of the Round, nine developing countries said

WTO members raise concerns over draft Ministerial text

30 November, 2005
By Goh Chien Yen, TWN Info Service on WTO and Trade Issues
The draft Ministerial text put forward on 26 November by the WTO Director-General and the General Council chair received, at the informal heads of delegation meeting on Monday, some pleasantries over the so-called 'bottom up' approach on how the text was put together, with several developing countries however highlighting the fact that many parts of the current draft did not enjoy the agreement of all members.

IBON urges no expansion of agricultural liberalization at WTO December meet

30 November, 2005
IBON Foundation, Inc.
Media release: Independent think-tank IBON Foundation urges government negotiators to resist further liberalization of the agricultural sector at the upcoming Ministerial of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

draft texts on Agriculture and NAMA for inclusion in the HK Ministerial Declaration

30 November, 2005
IATP
The texts were produced on the 29th and 30th November, respectively, and are an attempt to draft more specific language based on the reports from the Chairs of Agriculture and NAMA negotiations.

Portman: No deal likely on farm-subsidies

30 November, 2005
By Foster Klug, Seattle Post Intelligencer
The United States' top trade envoy said Thursday it's unlikely negotiators will settle a farm-subsidy deadlock at a world trade summit this month.

African Ministers adopt Declaration on WTO's Hong Kong meeting

30 November, 2005
By Martin Khor, TWN Info on WTO and Trade Issues
The African Union Conference of Trade Ministers ended on 24 November evening after a session in which the Ministers discussed their strategy for the WTO's Hong Kong Ministerial Conference.

No Numbers in HK Drafts

29 November, 2005
Washington Trade Daily
Key members of the World Trade Organization decided yesterday that trade ministers meeting in Hong Kong in mid-December should not be required to make decisions related to formula 'numbers' in either the agriculture or nonagricultural market access texts and instead focus on some questions on how the negotiations should proceed

Press Release: Text for Hong Kong favors rich countries

29 November, 2005
EcoNews Africa

Nairobi

(WTO) Ministerial Conference to be held in Hong Kong on 13-18th December was issued on Saturday 26th November. The text was presented by the WTO Director General Pascal Lamy and the General Council chair.

S Korean Farmers to Stage Peaceful Protest at Wto Gathering

29 November, 2005
Yahoo! Asia News
A group of South Korean farmers plan to stage peaceful protests at next month's ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) to be held in Hong Kong, an official for the group said Tuesday.

ASEAN countries' amendments?to draft Ministerial text on services

29 November, 2005
Goh Chien Yen
A group of ASEAN countries - Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam, Thailand and the Philippines - has officially submitted their substantive amendments to the Services annex of the Draft Ministerial Text to the WTO.

EU finds trade trouble on all sides

28 November, 2005
By Raphael Minder (source publisher not indicated)
The European Union hoped to raise its credibility in world trade talks by agreeing to reform its trading regime for sugar and bananas. Instead, the move's consequences for some of the world's poorest countries are threatening to add further discord at next month's Hong Kong ministerial meeting on the Doha round.

For India, Importing Food is like Importing Joblessness

28 November, 2005
By Devinder Sharma, Financial Express
WTO Director General Pascal Lamy seems to be a firm believer in

Critique of the draft ministerial text for the WTO's Hong Kong conference

28 November, 2005
By Martin Khor, Third World Network
Although there is this categorization into three states of convergence

Ag, NAMA and S&DT Issues for HK

28 November, 2005
Washington Trade Daily
Agriculture, nonagricultural market access and Special and Differential Treatment for developing countries will be the most difficult issues for trade ministers to tackle at the upcoming Hong Kong ministerial, said World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy