WTO members adopt framework on global trade accord

GENEVA, Switzerland -Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshiyuki Kamei (R) and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Shoichi Nakagawa speak at a news conference at a Geveva hotel Aug. 1 after member economies of the World Trade Organization adopted a historic framework agreement for global trade liberalization in a move to put the stalled WTO talks under the Doha Round back on track.

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