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Article: WTO seeks farm subsidy compromise; Objectors say the plan does not go far enough to assist developing nations despite cuts by wealthy countries.(PAGE ONE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- September 14, 2003
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Byline: Jeffrey Sparshott, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
CANCUN, Mexico - The World Trade Organization's chairman yesterday offered a compromise on new global commerce rules that would force cuts in farm subsidies in some rich countries, but many groups said it did not go far enough to help developing nations.
Delegates from the WTO's 148 member states received the draft document yesterday afternoon and later began a final push to reach a general agreement on how to move ahead with new worldwide rules for farm products and manufactured goods and services. Talks here are scheduled to end today.
The document leaves many questions unanswered and sets no ...