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Gist of chairmen's summary of WTO talks in Dalian
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The following is the gist of a chairmen's summary issued Wednesday after
two days of talks held in Dalian by ministers of about 30 of the 148 World Trade
Organization members.
-- There is an urgent need to make the maximum
progress in farm talks by the end of July.
-- A tariff cut proposal by
developing countries should be used as a basis for further agricultural
market-access negotiations.
-- The possibility of a Swiss formula with
coefficients that would accommodate specific concerns of poor countries could be
further explored for tariff cuts on industrial goods.
-- The development
dimension should be substantively integrated in all areas of the Doha Round of
global trade talks.
-- Comprehensive modalities for agriculture and
non-farm market access should be established at the WTO ministerial talks in
Hong Kong in December for a successful conclusion of the Doha Round by the end
of 2006.
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(Editor:Farah Song) (From:Kyodo)
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