Chirac will block Doha before cuts in farm aid

26 October, 2005

By George Parker, James Blitz and Wolfgang Munchau at Hampton Court and Raphael Minder in Brussels, Financial Times

Mr Chirac used the Hampton Court summit to fire a warning shot across the bows of Peter Mandelson, EU trade commissioner, who will today present a new European offer on agriculture to help break the deadlock in the Doha world trade talks.

Mr Chirac's spokesman said France