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Reporters’ notebook: The storm before the calm at MC13

February 29, 2024 at 2:13 PM
ABU DHABI -- After two postponements, trade ministers here hope to be leaving on a jet plane by Friday afternoon, but gaps in almost all of the negotiations have left a long to-do list for the morning. The talks also could be without several more ministers, as some will not be willing or able to push back travel plans. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, for instance, will be leaving Abu Dhabi on Friday morning. As of Thursday night, negotiations were...

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