WTO food aid row boils over as police clash with protesters
Deadlocked in negotiations for a free trade accord because of differences over cutting subsidies and import tariffs, World Trade Organisation (WTO) states shifted their focus to delivering a package of trade support for developing nations.
But UN chief Kofi Annan told ministers of nearly 150 states that they must make real progress on the Doha trade round at their six-day meeting or disappoint the millions who “yearn to lift themselves out of poverty.”
