Answer Welcome to everybody. Because I really wanted to have this chat with you today, I stopped for a few hours watching the winter olympic games on TV which is as you probably know my main occupation for the moment.. so back to work on the WTO issues and to the Doha Round negotiations.
Question: does the wto hinder countrires in the developing world?
Answer No, not if developing countries use the system effectively. The WTO offers opportunities, but it can be a challenge to make the best use of them.
Question: Dear director-general. Lamy, when will you consider the April negotiations on agricultural products to be a success?
Answer When it is finished! And if the final result meets the mandate of the DDA, the Framework Agreement and the HK Ministerial Declaration. That will mean a lot of work and a lot of compromises from a lot of countries. Right now the biggest roadblock seems to be getting Members to agree to a tariff reduction formula and other elements of market access, including special products and the safeguard mechanism for developing countries, sensitive products and many other elements.
Question : The US has threatened to walk out of the round if it does not deliver. The EU has said that it has offered enough in agriculture and it now wants something in return in NAMA. With developed countries adopting an aggressive posture, do you think that the development agenda of the Doha development round is being diluted over time?
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