As World Trade Org talks to negotiate global agreement collapse amid farm stand-off, can anyone explain why?

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By William Schomberg and Robin Pomeroy Reuters -

36 minutes ago GENEVA

Marathon talks on a new wave of trade liberalisation collapsed on Tuesday after nine days of intense but ultimately fruitless negotiations.

"We were so close to getting this done," U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab told reporters at World Trade Organisation headquarters after countries failed to compromise over measure to protect farmers in poor countries.

"The U.S. remains committed to the Doha round. This is not a time to talk about a round collapsing," said Schwab, who looked frustrated and distressed. "The U.S. commitments remain on the table, awaiting reciprocal responses."

As failure looked likely, New Zealand's trade minister, Phil Goff, held out hope for Doha talks continuing at a later date. "I hope ... that what we've achieved this week can be used at least to build on as a foundation for the future," he said.

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Answer 1

Only you can explain the inner workings of such sinister thoughts.

Answer 2

i hope is that true about the issue

Answer 3

the playing field was not even.