Opportunity of a Century to Liberalize Farm Trade
19 May 2002
Weekend Retreat
Airlie House, Warrenton, 17-19 May 2002
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION
THE below fifteen points summarize what I heard, observed and concluded from the roundtable meeting at Airlie House, Warrenton, on 17-19 May 2002:
1. A Strong Commitment to Further Agricultural Trade Liberalization and to
a bold, deep and ambitious liberalization package. The roundtable meeting produced little support for modest, mildly incremental moves toward liberalization, representative of past experience. The general feeling was that much of the world has been patient , waiting for trade liberalization, for far too long and that continued patience will not be the order of the day in the Doha Round negotiations.
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