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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9175

20 April 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 47
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/wto/doha
Decisive session of agricultural negotiations committee in Geneva as end of April deadline approaches - new blow as Rob Portman's departure adds to pessimistic atmosphere

Brussels, 19/04/2006 (Agence Europe) - The last session of the WTO's Agricultural Negotiations Committee before the 30 April deadline began on Tuesday in Geneva in an atmosphere heavy with pessimism. These discussions had been planned to take place up to 21 April in preparation for a high, probably ministerial level meeting, between the 149 member countries of the WTO, which agreed last December to end modalities (figures and other provisions) on agricultural services and manufactured goods...

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