New Positions On Wto Farm Trade Talks Emerge

Even as three more countries joined the India-China-Brazil coalition on agricultural negotiations at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), at least three other positions on the talks have emerged in Geneva.

While Japan has circulated its own framework on agricultural negotiations, a group comprising Switzerland, South Korea, Bulgaria, Iceland, Liechtenstein and the Chinese Taipei has emerged.

Another group, consisting of Sri Lanka, Kenya, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras and the Dominican Republic, has also submitted a joint text.

In a presentation to the consultative committee on commerce, Commerce Minister Arun Jaitley said Venezuela, Equador and the Philippines had supported the joint paper unveiled by India on Wednesday.

 

Of the 18 members of the Cairns Group, 10 had supported India