World Trade Organization

WTO""s Supachai Says ""Disappointed"" Over Failure Of Cancun Conference

AFX.COM | September 15, 2003 World Trade Organization Director-General Supachai Panitchpakdi Sunday expressed disappointment over the collapse of the Cancun conference, but vowed trade liberalization talks will not be derailed. "I have to admit I'm quite disappointed with the way we have concluded this meeting," Supachai said at a news conference.

Campaigners Point Finger For WTO Failure At Rich Countries

Agence France Presse | By KATE MILLAR | September 15, 2003 Campaigners and lobbyists on Sunday blamed an insistence by rich countries on pushing their demands against the will of developing nations for the breakdown in WTO trade talks here.

Disagreement Between Rich And Poor Countries Causes Negotiations To Collapse, A Setback To Bush

Akron Beacon Journal (Ohio) | By Jane Bussey | September 15, 2003 LENGTH: 389 words Global trade talks collapsed Sunday as poor countries balked at proposals by rich nations to make it easier for multinational corporations to invest and operate around the globe, while refusing to cut agricultural subsidies for farmers in wealthy countries.

Talks Collapse At WTO Meeting; Poor Nations Bind Together To Challenge Wealthy Nations

Associated Press | By NAOMI KOPPEL | September 15, 2003 Poor nations united and claimed a new voice in global trade talks, even as their refusal to be pressured by rich nations contributed to the collapse of a crucial World Trade Organization meeting.

A Trade Shipwreck in Cancun

Business Week Online | By Paul Magnusson | September 15, 2003

WTO Talks Fail As Poor Nations Balk

Chicago Tribune | By Andrew Martin and Hugh Dellios | September 15, 2003 After four days in which developing nations made unprecedented demands to be heard, world trade talks imploded Sunday amid allegations that wealthy nations were trying to force their agendas for agriculture and investment upon the rest of the world.

WTO: Great Expectations

Grand Forks Herald | September 15, 2003 Monday European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy said Sept. 12 that he expects the United States to agree to reform its 2002 farm bill to follow the lines of the European Union Common Agricultural Policy reform as part of the Doha trade round.

Trade Impasse

Jim Leher News Hour | September 15, 2003 The World Trade Organization conference in Cancun collapsed when delegates from developing nations walked out. Ray Suarez follows up on the weekend's events with Josette Shiner, a deputy U.S. trade representative, and Richard Bernal, the lead negotiator for the Caribbean countries at the meetings.

Derbez Defends Decision To End Ministerial Mid-Day

Inside US Trade | September 15, 2003 CANCUN -- Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez, the chairman of the World Trade Organization's fifth ministerial, defended his decision to bring the conference to a close when he did following criticism from WTO members that he had done so prematurely.

Brazil Says Americas Accord Threatened by WTO Failure

Bloomberg | September 15, 2003 Brazil, the world's largest producer of sugar, oranges and coffee, said the collapse of world Trade Organization talks threatens efforts to create a free-trade agreement spanning the Americas.