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December 13th, 2005

TWN Briefings for Hong Kong No. 3

12 December, 2005
Though there are problems in all the critical areas of agriculture, viz., market access, domestic subsidy and export subsidy, the key questions are in the domestic subsidy of the developed countries

U.S. Makes Plea On Cotton, West Africans Unimpressed

12 December, 2005
With the World Trade Organization meeting under way, the United States is trying to convince West African governments to pressure the European Union into making a bigger offer to cut agricultural tariffs and subsidies.

G20 Ministers reaffirm ?agriculture central to Doha Round,? India and Brazil state positions

12 December, 2005
The Group of 20 developing countries held a Ministerial meeting Tuesday morning and issued a G20 Ministerial Declaration reaffirming its position that agriculture is the central issue of the Doha Round .

Ministerial opens amid protests and diplomatic activism

12 December, 2005
The WTO

Doha Development Agenda a disaster for Third World people

12 December, 2005
As the World Trade Organization prepares for the opening of the 6th Ministerial Conference today, independent think-tank IBON says that the center of its negotiations, the Doha Development Agenda (DDA)

Hear the Silent Majority Speak!

12 December, 2005
People from all over the world united by one common purpose, gathered on the football pitches of Victoria Park in Hong Kong to herald the opening of the Peoples Action Week (PAW) in protest of the official opening of the 6th WTO Ministerial.

Focus: On the Road to Hong Kong?(Number 5,?13 December 2005)

12 December, 2005
Now that the Ministerial has arrived, we will endeavor to send out a daily report from Hong Kong

December 12th

Portman, Johanns Off to Hong Kong

11 December, 2005
US Trade Representative Rob Portman told reporters he is optimistic that members can make 'incremental' progress on some substantial issues as well as arrive at a plan for least developed countries

Facilitating Agriculture in Hong Kong

11 December, 2005
Facilitator for agriculture at this week’s WTO’s sixth ministerial conference in Hong Kong, Mukhisa Kituyi, said in Geneva on Saturday he intends to conduct discussions in all three pillars of Doha Development Agenda farm negotiations adding that he wants to explore with trade ministers where they can arrive at figures to be plugged into the liberalization formulas

Wal-Mart Hopes WTO/GATS Will Help Big Box retailers; Local officials fear loss of power

11 December, 2005
Wal-Mart Hopes WTO Will Help It Open a Door Big retailers will seek to alter a services pact. Local officials fear a loss of power to limit firms.