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Statement Seattle

29 November 1999

STATEMENTS

PROPOSAL OF CAIRNS GROUP FARM LEADERS TO THE NEXT WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATION (WTO) ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS ON AGRICULTURE

Seattle, Washington

29 November 1999

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Farmer representatives of the Cairns Group, constituted by countries which do not subsidize their exports and for whom the trade of agricultural commodities is of utmost importance to their economies, urge World Trade Organization member countries to continue negotiations on agricultural issues in order to strengthen the progress made towards trade liberalization of agricultural products, through a rules based system.

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