US Sceptical Of WTO Trade Plan

As well as the deadlock between the US, the EU and other developing nations, there is also deep opposition to a trade deal in the US Congress, which has refused to extend "fast-track" negotiating authority which would allow the US president to have any trade deal voted up or down as a whole. 'Fit and ready' The US comments came after two days of talks that outlined the plans. Pascal Lamy, the WTO's director general, said that sealing a deal would need compromises on all sides, intensive work and an undertaking to negotiate with all of the nations involved in the talks. He added that all sides now had a month in which to iron out any problems that may arise and get ready for the WTO talks in September. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/business/6917808.stm Published: 2007/07/26 16:08:05 GMT

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