World Trade Organization

WTO Criticises US Trade Policies

BBC News | September 17, 2001 The WTO has criticised US import quotas The World Trade Organisation has issued the US with a mixed report card for its trade policies, praising its open and transparent economy but criticising "significant barriers to market access".

WTO Review Gives Mixed Marks to U.S. Trade Policy

Associated Press | September 17, 2001 | BY CLARE NULLIS; Associated Press Writer GENEVA - The United States should resist pressures stemming from the deepening economic gloom to protect uncompetitive industries by raising barriers to imports, a report by the World Trade Organization said Monday.

Moore Says Meeting to Go Ahead

The Times (London)

Arab Unions Denounce Trade Liberalization As Danger To Workers

Agence France Presse DAMASCUS, Sept 16 An organisation of Arab trade unions on Sunday called the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) trade liberalisation policies a "danger" to workers, ahead of the global body's meeting in Qatar.

Zoellick Warns against Doha Cancellation

For Immediate Release: September 14, 2001 Contact: Richard Mills 202-395-3230 WASHINGTON - United States Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick today issued the following statement regarding the November World Trade Organization (WTO) meetings in Doha, Qatar:

Quad Works to Break Two Deadlocks in Ministerial Preparations

Inside US Trade | September 14, 2001

WTO Group Agrees on Chinese Membership

Reuters | September 14, 2001 | By Robert Evans GENEVA - World Trade Organization (WTO) officials said on Friday they had agreed terms for China's entry to the body -- clearing the way for Beijing to come in by the end of the year. Agreement was sealed at a meeting of the WTO's special working party, which has been negotiating with China for the last 15 years.

WTO Delays U.S. Trade Policy Review Following N.Y., Washington Terrorist Attacks

BNA September 13, 2001 GENEVA--The World Trade Organization canceled a two-day review of U.S. trade policy following the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. The WTO said that as a result of events in the United States, the trade policy review meeting scheduled for Sept. 12 and 14 had been postponed until further notice.

Momentum Toward New WTO Round Emerges From EU, ASEAN Meetings

By Rafael D. Frankel BNA HANOI, Vietnam--Ministers from the European Union and Association of Southeast Asian Nation wrapped up their two-day consultations here Sept. 12 upbeat on the prospects for launching a new round of the World Trade Organization.

Rep, Don Young (R-AK) Links Terrorist Attacks To WTO Protest

By Liz Ruskin Anchorage Daily News (Published: September 12, 2001) Washington -- Sen. Ted Stevens, like everyone else in Congress, cleared out of his office when he was told to Tuesday morning, but he said Congress will convene today with unified determination to find those responsible for the attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., and punish them.