Ministers gather in HK for WTO talks
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-12-13 10:25

US trade representative Rob Portman speaks to the press ahead of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong, December 12, 2005. Trade ministers have gathered in Hong Kong to work on a deal to open markets and boost the global economy, with the European Union quickly under fire for its refusal to cut farm subsidies further.[AFP] US trade representative Rob Portman speaks to the press ahead of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong, December 12, 2005. Trade ministers have gathered in Hong Kong to work on a deal to open markets and boost the global economy, with the European Union quickly under fire for its refusal to cut farm subsidies further.[AFP] European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said he would not be offering any new concessions on agriculture at the WTO talks in Hong Kong. Trade ministers have gathered in Hong Kong to work on a deal to open markets and boost the global economy, with the European Union quickly under fire for its refusal to cut farm subsidies further. [AFP/file]