From: CUTS International
Agriculture negotiators resume talks after summer break, gaps remain
World Trade Organisation
September 13 and 15, 2017
WTO
members met on 13 and 15 September to look at issues on which they
envisage possible outcomes in agriculture at the WTO’s eleventh
Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires (MC11) and beyond. While most
members signalled strong interest in achieving substantive outcomes in
agriculture for the Buenos Aires meeting in several issues, gaps persist
on what could be potential deliverables.
The
agriculture talks chair, Kenyan Ambassador Stephen Karau, told members
as they enter the closing stretch of negotiations: “My objective is to
engage today with you in a new phase of intensive, more focused and
specific discussions building upon the numerous submissions circulated
and ideas expressed before the summer recess.”
To assist members in the discussions, Ambassador Karau issued a document summarizing the state of play in the talks. The topics Ambassador Karau identified include: 1) public stockholding for food security purposes 2) domestic support, 3) cotton, 4) market access, 5) a special safeguard mechanism (SSM) for developing countries, 6) export prohibitions or restrictions and 7) other topics including export competition and sanitary and phytosanitary measures.
To assist members in the discussions, Ambassador Karau issued a document summarizing the state of play in the talks. The topics Ambassador Karau identified include: 1) public stockholding for food security purposes 2) domestic support, 3) cotton, 4) market access, 5) a special safeguard mechanism (SSM) for developing countries, 6) export prohibitions or restrictions and 7) other topics including export competition and sanitary and phytosanitary measures.
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