Friday, July 6, 2007

Pacific rim states urge action to revive WTO talks

(Reuters) - Pacific rim trade ministers pushed for a revival of stalled world trade talks on Friday, but committed themselves to work towards setting up their own trade bloc if a global deal fails.

Ministers from the 21-member Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group agreed that a successful conclusion to the Doha round of talks, which aim to free up world trade, remained the best way to promote economic development.


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