WTO Agriculture Negotiations Head Sends Out Revised Ag Text Leading Up to MC12
Gloria Abraham Peralta of Costa Rica, the chair of the World Trade Organization's agriculture negotiations, sent out a revised negotiation text ahead of the Nov. 30-Dec. 3 12th Ministerial Conference, the WTO said. The revised text was circulated as part…
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of the chair's report to the WTO's General Council Nov. 23. The new document represents a "less ambitious version" of the negotiating outcomes, the chair said, but is intended to give members as much guidance as possible for MC12. “If members can continue to demonstrate commitment, goodwill and flexibility, a successful Ministerial Conference is within reach,” Peralta said. The revised text will be presented to all WTO members at the Nov. 25 meeting of the Committee on Agriculture in Special Session.