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Wednesday, December 16, 2015

10th WTO Ministerial Conference in Nairobi,Kenya Dec 15-18,2015

 

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta called on industrial and developing nations on Tuesday to overcome conflicts of interest and advance a more liberal global trade system, speaking on the first day of ministerial World Trade Organization (WTO) talks in Nairobi.
Kenyatta called on rich Western nations to dismantle agricultural subsidies and treat developing nations more fairly, adding that more economic growth through stronger global trade is in the interest of all countries
The Kenyan Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed (left) and the Director General of the WTO Roberto Azevedo at the World Trade Organisation Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo: Reuters


Pointing to the success of this month's Paris climate talks, the Kenyan president said it was possible to produce results at multi-lateral negotiations despite strong differences.
Starting in the afternoon, the four-day meeting is intended to unblock the Doha round of talks on free trade and development that was started in 2001, but experts have said there were slim chances that trade ministers from WTO's 162 member countries would achieve a breakthrough in Nairobi,Kenya

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