Archive - mars 21, 2005

The Ministerial meeting of the Group of 20 concluded with the adoption of a Declaration and a press briefing in which Ministers from participating countries took part.

Latest news from the Carribean Regional Negotiating Machinery.

Wisdom prevailed to accommodate the interests of various diverse group in preparation for the battle. The G-20 responded well to the sensitivities of the LDCs and other groups.

Several developed countries have intensified their advocacy in the WTO for a simple Swiss or non-linear formula that would result in steep tariff reductions in imports of industrial goods in developing countries.

The Ministerial meeting of the Group of 20 developing countries concluded with the adoption of a Declaration and a press briefing in which Ministers from participating countries took part.

The Declaration of the G-20 Ministers called for the elimination of all export subsidies in agriculture within five years.

The Declaration of the G-20 Ministers called for the elimination of all export subsidies in agriculture within five years.

The Ministerial meeting of the Group of 20 developing countries concluded with the adoption of a Declaration and a press briefing in which Ministers from participating countries took part.

It asked for substantial reductions in trade distorting domestic support by developed countries as well as further disciplines in the Blue Box and the Green Box in order to avoid mere “box shifting' in domestic subsidies.

The G-20 summit could strengthen the cord of unity.