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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8763

6 August 2004
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/wto
"Oshima document" gives rise to satisfaction and criticism - All observers place emphasis on long road to Hong Kong

Brussels, 05/08/2004 (Agence Europe) - The adoption during the night of Saturday to Sunday last in Geneva of a framework agreement allowing for WTO talks to be reactivated caused much positive response but also expressions of concern. Not only the opponents but also the supporters of the compromise, called the "Oshima document" after the name of the Japanese president of the WTO General Council which reached this agreement, stressed that the road still to cover before achieving success in...