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Some nations want total reboot of global trade talks: WTO chief

Roberto Azevedo says there are two camps in organisation on key issue for Doha round

Published Fri, Nov 27, 2015 · 09:50 PM
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THE World Trade Organization (WTO) remains deeply divided over its flagship global trade pact ahead of a key conference in Nairobi, with some members suggesting negotiations should "start from scratch", the WTO chief said on Thursday.

The Doha round of talks aimed at liberalising global trade has faced endless obstacles since the process began in 2001, and there is no prospect of reaching a deal at the WTO's bi-annual conference in Kenya's capital next month.

WTO director-general Roberto Azevedo told journalists that one of the most crucial questions facing the organisation in the coming weeks was whether or not member-states even wanted to continue negot…

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