Nations grapple with WTO talks failure

MULTIPLE and COMPLEX factors pointed to initially for the tragic collapse of the WTO talks on new global trade agreements.

"A day after a nine-day World Trade Organization summit ended without agreement, Peter Mandelson, the European Union's top negotiator, said he had tried to broker a deal on the farm import issue that ultimately divided the United States and developing countries led by China and India."

While both sides rejected the compromise, Mandelson reserved his sharpest criticism for U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab, accusing her of refusing to budge even when her demands were met and then going public with her grievances too quickly.

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