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World Trade Organization (WTO)
Current WTO Negotiations
Informal Meeting of Ministers, Geneva, June 28 – July 1,
2006
WTO members met in Geneva to try to advance the agriculture and
non-agricultural goods market access (NAMA) negotiations.
WTO ministers meeting in Geneva worked hard to bridge differences
in negotiating positions, but were unable to reach agreement on
rules and commitments in the areas of agricultural market access,
domestic support and non-agriculture market access.
It is clear that further progress will depend on movement from
the U.S. in agricultural domestic support, the EU in agricultural
market access and Brazil and India in non-agricultural market access
– the three major stumbling blocks. Canada will continue to
work very closely with other WTO Members to strongly promote our
interests in these negotiations. .
There is still a lot of work to do before the conclusion of a broader
trade package that includes agriculture, non-agricultural market
access, services, rules, trade facilitation and development. As
the WTO negotiations proceed, Canada will continue to consult with
provinces and territories and industry stakeholders, in support
of a successful outcome to the Doha Round by the end of 2006.
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