World Trade Organization

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.

U.S. Bombings Raises Questions about Doha Venue for WTO Ministerial

International Trade Daily | September 13, 2001 GENEVA--The terrorist attacks on targets in New York and Washington have raised the question among trade diplomats in Geneva whether the World Trade Organization's fourth ministerial meeting in Doha, Qatar should go ahead as planned.

Officals Say No Action Yet on WTO Qatar Meeting

Reuters | September 12, 2001 | By Robert Evans GENEVA - Trade officials said on Wednesday work was continuing to prepare the World Trade Organisation's ministerial meeting in Qatar in November despite the terror attacks in the United States.

OneWorld Press Release Announcing Special Doha Ministerial Website

OneWorld www.oneworld.net, the world's leading gateway on the web for human rights and sustainable development, has launched its campaign website on trade in the lead up to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Meeting in Doha, Qatar on 9-13 November 2001. Seattle 1999 brought the WTO on to the global public stage.

Back-Up Strategy Needed Should Effort to Launch Doha Round Fail, French Say

International Trade Daily | September 10, 2001 BRUGGE, Belgium--The French government warned the 14 other European Union member states and the European Commission Sept. 7 that there was a need for a back-up strategy as way to ease economic and political fallout from a possible failure to launch a new World Trade Organization trade round in Qatar in November.

1.2 Million Sacks of Imported Rice, A Spice of WTO""s Appetite for Destruction - KMP

NEWS RELEASE | September 7, 2001 | RAFAEL MARIANO, KMP Chairperson