The member countries of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will miss their 30 April deadline to agree overall goals (called ‘modalities’) for the WTO Doha Development Round’s agriculture agreement talks.
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Diplomats now say this agreement may not be reached until July.
However, there is no sign of the talks collapsing, with governments agreeing to stage a series of two week negotiations sessions, punctuated with consultation periods in national capitals, allowing diplomats to ask ministers for political decisions backing their negotiating stances.
