08/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - WTO Director General Mike Moore welcomed in a press release the Council's decision to give the world's 48 least-developed countries access to EU markets for all products except arms (see EUROPE of 26 and 27 February, p.9). Mike Moore felt that the decision demonstrates the European Union's goodwill for preparing the new round of WTO talks, and hoped that this initiative would be supported by G8 partners, during the next summit in July in Genoa. Mr Moore noted...