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He said
that despite the lack of new flexibilities, he called today’s meeting in
order to summarize his “walks in the woods” consultations with smaller
groups of members, to outline his plans for the coming week, and to give
members an opportunity to announce new flexibilities — no one did.
Ambassador Falconer said he would continue his consultations and hold
another informal meeting of the full membership on Friday 28 November, and
possibly another meeting during the week.
Use this link to download the audio file or to listen to what he said in the
meeting:
 Audio:
Chairperson Falconer’s opening statement
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Explanation
Two G-20s:
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The 15 November 2008 Washington summit was
mainly about the financial crisis, but the concluding statement included a
reference to the Doha Round. This G-20 were: Argentina, Australia, Brazil,
Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico,
Republic of Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the UK, the
US, the EU (represented by France as President of the European Council,
and the president of the European Commission). Also: the Netherlands
(allowed extraordinary presence), Spain (allowed extraordinary presence),
the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the Financial
Stability Forum.
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The G-20 in the WTO agriculture negotiations:
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Cuba, Egypt, Ecuador, Guatemala, India,
Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, South
Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zimbabwe
Explanations of the issues are available for the chairperson’s
11 August 2008
report and
10 July 2008 draft.
This meeting
This was an informal agriculture negotiations meeting of the full
membership, officially an “Informal Open-Ended Special Session” of the
Agriculture Committee.
The latest texts and a number of related issues can be found with
explanations here, including what
“the text” is and says, and a “jargon buster”.
The chairperson refers to “Room E” or “Room D” meetings. These are talks
among a group of 37 representative delegations, also part of the
“multilateral process”. They normally take place in Room E at the WTO
headquarters, but sometimes in another room (eg, Room D). Ultimately, the
current phase of the negotiations is about “modalities”, explained
here.
Ambassador Falconer uses the term “walks in the woods” to describe
consultations outside the WTO. He has explained that these involve about 15
delegations, the exact numbers depending on the subject.
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