Brazil's Minister of Foreign Relations, Celso Amorim, has spoken at the London School of Economics on the present state of negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO).

While he is in London, Amorim will participate in talks with the G-3 (Brazil, United States and European Union; the G-4 (G-3 plus India) and the G-6 (G-3 and G-4 plus Australia and Japan).

The main topics in the Minister's speech and talks will be farm subsidies and farm produce import barriers in rich countries, which Brazil wishes to end.

The Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, Roberto Rodrigues, will also participate in the talks which will extend until Sunday, March 12.

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And what about.....
written by Guest, March 10, 2006

...YOUR subsidises and YOUR trade barriers in manufacturing goods and financial services ??????

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written by Guest, March 14, 2006

brazil puts an end to a minimum wage of $125 U.S. per month and increases it to at least $400/month, then they should consider the removal of subsidies. That'll shut 'em up!

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