U.S. and EU edge closer on farming

From: International Herald Tribune | Date: September 23, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

James Kanter
International Herald Tribune
09-23-2005
Top negotiators from the European Union and the United States came closer to resolving differences on Thursday over the way they protect their farming industries but warned that significant obstacles remain.''We always come closer every time we talk,'' said the U.S. trade representative, Rob Portman, after a four-hour meeting in Paris with the EU trade commissioner, Peter Mandelson. But Portman cautioned that a deal ahead of a World Trade Organization summit meeting in Hong Kong in December would be ''a tall order,'' adding that ''these ...

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