He stated that he would be active in holding consultations to try to achieve further progress before Hong Kong.
Meanwhile, he is also drafting a report to the Trade Negotiations Committee on the agriculture negotiations, a text that will include cotton. Ambassador Falconer said that after circulating the draft and hearing comments from members next week, he will submit it to the Trade Negotiations Committee.
He added that the members will then decide what to do with the text although he hopes it can be used in some way in Hong Kong for example as an annex to a Hong Kong text or by reference.
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