French farmers ‘holding the world to ransom’

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Series Details 3.11.05
Publication Date 03/11/2005
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Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer made a scathing attack on France and the European Union on 2 November 2005, claiming that a crucial WTO meeting in December 2005 could fail because 'French famers were holding the international trading system to ransom'.

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Australia: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Homepage http://www.dfat.gov.au/

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