U.S. faults ‘major traders’ in assessing blame for WTO negotiating arm’s failures

The U.S. last week said the World Trade Organization’s negotiating arm has failed in recent years due to the refusal of some “major traders” to take on additional commitments commensurate with their status, according to a copy of the remarks made public on Monday. During the mini-ministerial meeting held on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, U.S. Ambassador to the WTO Dennis Shea argued that the blame for the “continued failures” of the negotiating arm of...