Sunday, July 27, 2008

India seeks fair deal for developing countries in the WTO negotiations

by Jo Black

Indian Minister for Commerce and Industry, Mr. Kamal Nath, met Mr. Pascal Lamy, DG,WTO in New Delhi. The meeting between the two leaders is just ahead of the Mini Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization, which is scheduled in Geneva from July 21, 2008.

Mr. Nath articulated key Indian concerns on NAMA and agriculture and discussed various issues as regards successful conclusion of WTO Doha.

The Indian Minister said that flexibilities for developing countries have to be adequate and appropriate for addressing the sensitivities of individual Members. There can be no caveats such as number and trade volume limitations as proposed by the US to the usage of these flexibilities. He said that India hopes to use the revised text on Special Products (SPs) and Special Safeguard Mechanism (SSM) to help Indian promote Indian agriculture sector.

Nath is scheduled to attend a G-33 meeting in the afternoon and thereafter meet Mr. Alfredo Chiaradia, Secretary of state of Commerce and International Relations of Argentina and Mr. Celso Amorim, Foreign minister of Brazil. These meetings assumes importance in the light of the fact that the developing countries need to effectively coordinate in arriving at a successful deal for them in the present negotiations beginning on July 21, 2008.

 

 

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