Sun, Jun 22, 2003 - Page 11 News List

Officials urge WTO to open markets

COMMITMENT TO DOHA Many EU countries are unwilling to make major cuts in farm subsidies, an issue which is becoming a major bone of contention within the WTO

AP , CAIRO, EGYPT

The EU, Japan and South Korea see these as significant, but developing countries led by India have pledged to resist the move, especially over investment, which they claim would force them to open their markets to multinational corporations without sufficient regulation.

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