Ministers breathe fresh life into Doha trade negotiations

Report of a meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, 27 January 2007 of about 30 Trade Ministers, who instructed their officials to step up talks to reach a framework world trade deal, especially on the divisive subject of agriculture, in the next few months.

World Economic Forum: Press Release, 27.1.07: Trade round gets new impetus from Davos talks http://www.weforum.org/en/media/Latest%20Press%20Releases/AM07_trade_pressrelease

European Commission: DG Trade: Speech, 27.1.07: The alternative to what's on the table is not the perfect deal, but no deal at all http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/mandelson/speeches_articles/sppm138_en.htm

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