Geneva Talks Could Break Early As U.S. Shows No Flexibility

GENEVA -- Within a day of starting their negotiations, ministers today (June 30) raised significant doubts about how much progress they could make on developing modalities for agriculture and non-agricultural market access this week. Given the lack of flexibility that countries have displayed in the informal talks, some officials have raised the possibility of ending negotiations early, according to Geneva sources.

In a June 30 morning meeting of the Trade Negotiations Committee, World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy said