World Trade Organization country members resumed this month fisheries subsidies negotiations following the August break and the chair of the rounds Ambassador Santiago Wills from Colombia said the objective was to produce a clean text on fisheries subsidy rules ahead of the 12th ministerial conference next December.
The first round of meetings involves consultations with members followed by text-based negotiations in various formats such as bilateral discussions, small groups, and meetings of the entire membership on key issues where views remain divergent. The aim at this phase is to collectively improve the existing draft text so that the resulting draft is as clean and clear as possible.
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