No access to market for subsidised agri products from west
22 Mar '07
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The Ministerial Meeting of G-33 – a grouping of WTO member countries with defensive interests in agriculture – was also attended by representatives of the Africa Group, the ACP (Africa, Caribbean-Pacific), and the small and vulnerable economies (SVEs), besides Mr. Peter Mandelson, Trade Commissioner of the European Union (EU), Mr. Celso Amorim, Foreign Minister of Brazil and Mr. Pascal Lamy, Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Shri Kamal Nath thanked Indonesia for organising this crucial meeting at a crucial juncture, while observing that the gathering of so many developing countries diverse interests sent out a strong signal of unity. “We are speaking with one voice”, he said.