This has led to a mad scramble to land bilateral agreements. Once again, the poor countries end up the big losers.
The wealthy countries in the G10 group, among these Norway, Japan and Switzerland, have contributed significantly to EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson no longer believing there will be any new WTO agreement for freer global trade.
The WTO just concluded another fiasco conference in Geneva, Switzerland. The chances are minute the ministerial meeting in Hong Kong next month will manage to arrive at a compromise that can contribute to developing countries obtaining readier market access for their agricultural products.
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