USA: TOP TRADE OFFICIALS FOR U.S.A. AND E.U. MAKE PROGRESS TOWARD COMMON AGENDA FOR NEW ROUND OF WORLD TRADE TALKS

Record ID: 208359

  • Title: USA: TOP TRADE OFFICIALS FOR U.S.A. AND E.U. MAKE PROGRESS TOWARD COMMON AGENDA FOR NEW ROUND OF WORLD TRADE TALKS
  • Date: 19th July 2001
  • Summary: (U7)WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES (JULY 17, 2001) (REUTERS) 1. SLV PRESS CONFERENCE; MV AUDIENCE (2 SHOTS) 0.10 2. SOUNDBITE (English) EUROPEAN UNION TRADE COMMISSIONER PASCAL LAMY SAYING "The main focus of the discussion of the round, are our continued efforts to find EU/US consensus with which to kick start the launch of this round in Doha in November." 0.27 3. MV AUDIENCE 0.32 4. SOUNDBITE (English) PASCAL LAMY SAYING "I think there's good understanding between ourselves, Bob and myself, on the need to reach consensus quickly to get other WTO partners off the fence a number of them are sitting on." 0.50 5. MV AUDIENCE. 0.55 6. SOUNDBITE (English) U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT ZOELLICK SAYING "So, the United States and the EU have been and will continue actively reaching out to other countries, to listen to their views and incorporate their perspective and to build a broader network of support for the new round." 1.08 7. MV AUDIENCE 1.14 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 3rd August 2001 13:00
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  • Location: WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES
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  • Reuters ID: LVA7WMRI159XIFVMJIVWJF94O5WH
  • Story Text: Top trade officials for the United States and the
    European Union said they have made progress toward a common
    agenda for a new round of world trade talks and pledged to
    work on concerns from developing nations that could thwart the
    start of new negotiations.

    European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy, noted
    a narrowing of differences on two agenda items, investment
    rules and competition policy, that the United States has
    previously opposed. "The main focus of the discussion of the
    round, are our continued efforts to find EU/US consensus with
    which to kick start the launch of this round in Doha in
    November," said Lamy. He also said, "I think there's good
    understanding between ourselves, Bob and myself, on the need
    to reach consensus quickly to get other WTO partners off the
    fence a number of them are sitting on."
    U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick, in a joint
    speaking engagement with Lamy, also noted progress in those
    two areas but said a substantial amount of work still needed
    to be done with both the EU and developing countries for a
    successful launch of trade negotiations at the World Trade
    Organization's next ministerial meeting in Qatar on Nov. 9-13.

    "So, the United States and the EU have been and will continue
    actively reaching out to other countries, to listen to their
    views and incorporate their perspective and to build a broader
    network of support for the new round," said Zoellick.

    Zoellick also called on the U.S. Congress to approve
    legislation known as "trade promotion authority" to give the
    Bush administration authority to negotiate broad new trade pacts.

    Lamy joined in that appeal, saying approval of the bill
    would "provide us with the energy we really, really need" for
    a successful round of new WTO talks.


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