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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8295

12 September 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/wto
Developing countries oppose idea of holding dispute settlement meetings in public

Brussels/Geneva, 11/09/2002 (Agence Europe) - During a negotiation meeting on he Doha Agenda, the US proposal to open up the World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute settlement meetings to the public has been rejected outright by developing countries since it would amount to trial by the media and thereby disturb the work of the panel members who are already under some pressure. At the end of the day, this would only be of benefit to rich countries who can invest in promoting their interests...

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