Press Release: Minister Smith criticises WTO proposals

The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith, on 15 July 2008, chaired the G14+ group of EU Agriculture Ministers, while attending the EU Agriculture Council in Brussels. The G14+ group represents up to 20 like-minded Member States who have met regularly to discuss issues of concern in relation to WTO. The meeting took place less than a week before the Ministerial meeting on WTO in Geneva. The Minister underlined his concern about the latest WTO negotiating document on agriculture.

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