Tai joins Ottawa Group meeting to discuss WTO ministerial priorities

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Thursday joined the World Trade Organization reform-oriented Ottawa Group to talk about priorities for the upcoming ministerial conference – in particular, concluding the negotiations to rein in fisheries subsidies. The Ottawa Group – Canada, Mexico, the European Union, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Japan, Kenya, South Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore and Switzerland – is meant to be a representative collection of WTO members. Notably, it did not include the U.S. when it was formed during...