By Robert Evans
GENEVA, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The Gulf state of Qatar was on Tuesday appointed host of the next ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in November, which could see the launch of a new global trade round.
No. 14 / Monday January 22, 2001 / Page A-2 / ISSN 1523-567X / Regulation, Law & Economics
GENEVA--Members of the World Trade Organization are set to accept Qatar's offer to host the WTO's fourth ministerial meeting in its capital Doha later this year.
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH NEWS RELEASE / [email protected] (Human Rights Watch)
(New York, January 20, 2001) -- The upcoming meeting of the World Trade Organization should not be held in the Persian Gulf state of Qatar, Human Rights Watch said today.
Fresno Bee
The World Trade Organization's (WTO) bureaucracy has come up with a really bad idea: seeking private donations to help finance an admittedly worthy project, helping poor countries develop the expertise and obtain the finances to defend their rights before a body many believe is run by and for the world's rich countries.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With less than 48 hours left in the Clinton administration, the U.S. Trade Representative's office Thursday said it had initiated a study of the possible environmental impact of potential new trade agreements covering services and agriculture.
The Japan Times
BRUSSELS (Kyodo) Agriculture Minister Yoshio Yatsu agreed with his European Union partners Monday to pursue recognition of the multifunctional role of agriculture in a new round of trade liberalization talks, EU and Japanese officials said.
Kyodo News / By Tim Johnson
BANGKOK -- U.S. agricultural trade negotiators hailed Tuesday an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) proposal to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on special treatment for developing countries in agricultural trade, but said significant differences remain on issues such as domestic supports.
By NAOMI KOPPEL / Associated Press Writer
GENEVA (AP) -- Attempts to admit China as a member of the World Trade Organization snagged Friday on Beijing's insistence that it should be able to give extra help to its farmers.
GENEVA (Reuters) - Long-running talks on China's entry to the World Trade Organization (WTO) appear to be running into trouble over Beijing's insistence that it must have the right to increase farm production subsidies, diplomats said on Friday.
