Negotiators Agree On Ending Farm Export Subsidies: ; Deal Represents Breakthrough for Wto

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HONG KONG - WTO negotiators cut a last-minute deal Sunday on ending farm export subsidies and other trade barriers, claiming modest progress toward their goal of forging a global trade pact by late 2006.

The agreement was a badly needed breakthrough for the World Trade Organization, whose credibility was on the line following devastating collapses of two of its last three key meetings.

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Negotiators Agree On Ending Farm Export Subsidies: ; Deal Represents Breakthrough for Wto

Past WTO gatherings served as a battlefield for anti- globalization protests, but Hong Kong authorities managed to prevent violent clashes between police and activists from spoiling the talks. Although riots er...

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