Brussels, 26/02/2004 (Agence Europe) - After its 26th ministerial meeting in San José (Costa Rica) on 24 February, the Cairns group of 17 developed and "emerging" countries, sent out an appeal to the United States, the EU and Japan to persuade them to help set a precise date to remove all subsidies on agricultural exports. "What we need now is a commitment to negotiate a definitive date to remove export subsidies on all products", said the final press release. The Cairns group also calls on...