Dark day for WTO after talks collapse in acrimony

The stumbling 'Doha Round' of trade negotiations fell into indefinite suspension on 24 July 2006 after last-ditch talks ended in recrimination. An emergency meeting in Geneva of the talks' six core negotiators - India, Brazil, the US, EU, Japan and Australia - collapsed over irreconcilable differences about farm liberalisation.

BBC News, 25.7.06: Lamy urges rethink for trade deal http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5212098.stm

WTO: DDA Summary News, 24.7.06: Talks suspended. ‘Today there are only losers.’ http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news06_e/mod06_summary_24july_e.htm

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