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Mohamed Floats Possibility Of Dropping WTO Negotiating Arm If Nairobi Fails

December 15, 2015 at 7:31 AM
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Trade Amina Mohamed, who is chairing the World Trade Organization ministerial here, on Tuesday (Dec. 15) held open the possibility that WTO members could decide to eliminate the negotiating function of the organization altogether if they fail to reach a deal on a package of trade concessions by the end of the meeting. "If we don’t agree [on a deal here], then we will see a change because obviously...

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