U.S., Britain optimistic of Doha deal, Bush says

(Reuters) - "Gordon Brown brought some interesting suggestions on the way forward. He's optimistic that we can conclude the Doha round, as am I," Bush said.




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WTO Talks in Germany Break Down Over U.S., European Farm Aid, Brazil Says

(Bloomberg) -- Negotiations among four key World
Trade Organization governments over a new global agreement
collapsed today, with India and Brazil blaming U.S. and European
unwillingness to cut farm aid.

Trade and farm ministers from the U.S., the European Union,
India and Brazil have been meeting since June 19 in Potsdam,
Germany, aiming to reach a breakthrough on cutting agriculture
subsidies and lowering hurdles for goods crossing borders.
Discussions were supposed to continue through the weekend and
today's collapse may spell the end of the Doha Round of talks.


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G4 trade partners struggle to save Doha round

(Reuters) - Trade powers struggled on Thursday to salvage world trade talks, but gave few clues of how close they were to a breakthrough on agriculture and other sensitive concerns.

Without an agreement soon between the United States, the European Union, India and Brazil, the Doha round of talks could fail or go into the deep freeze for years.


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