WTO talks stalled, possible deal postponed until end-July

WTO talks stalled, possible deal postponed until end-July

GENEVA, Switzerland - Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shoichi Nakagawa (R) and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai (L) talk to reporters at a Geneva hotel on July 1 after six major trade powers gave up efforts to break a stalemate in ailing global trade liberalization negotiations under the World Trade Organization and agreed to postpone a possible deal until the end of July.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001116947
  • Registered date
  • 2006/7/01 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2006 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1864 × 1228 pixel
  • Resolution
  • dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 773.50(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    DPJ presidential candidates

    DPJ presidential candidates

    TOKYO, Japan - The five candidates for the Democratic Party of Japan's presidential election, whose winner will take over as Japan's prime minister, shake hands in a party-sponsored policy debate at a Tokyo hotel on Aug. 28, 2011, on the eve of the election. They are (from L to R) former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara; former Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Sumio Mabuchi; Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda; Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda; and Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Michihiko Kano.
      Pacific Rim ministers agree to seek early Doha Round deal

      Pacific Rim ministers agree to seek early Doha Round deal

      SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L, front) and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima (R, front) take part in a photo opportunity with visiting trade ministers from Pacific Rim economies at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on June 5, 2010. The ministers agreed to seek a swift conclusion to the dormant Doha Round of global trade liberalization talks.
        Pacific Rim ministers agree to seek early Doha Round deal

        Pacific Rim ministers agree to seek early Doha Round deal

        SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (5th from L, front) and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima (5th from R, front) take part in a photo opportunity with visiting trade ministers from Pacific Rim economies at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on June 5, 2010. The ministers agreed to seek a swift conclusion to the dormant Doha Round of global trade liberalization talks.
          Japan aims to benefit from Iraqi oil field development

          Japan aims to benefit from Iraqi oil field development

          TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani (L) shakes hands with Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai before their talks at a Tokyo hotel on July 9.
            Japan aims to benefit from Iraqi oil field development

            Japan aims to benefit from Iraqi oil field development

            TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai (L) and Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani (3rd from R) hold talks at a Tokyo hotel on July 9.
              China signs deal to lift ban on Japanese rice imports

              China signs deal to lift ban on Japanese rice imports

              TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka (R) and Li Changjiang (L), director of the Chinese General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, shake hands after signing a rice trade resumption accord in Tokyo on April 11. Beijing's lifting of its four-year ban on Japanese rice imports paves the way for Japan to resume rice shipments to China as early as July.
                China signs deal to lift ban on Japanese rice imports

                China signs deal to lift ban on Japanese rice imports

                TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka (R) and Li Changjiang (L), director of the Chinese General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, sign a rice trade resumption accord in Tokyo on April 11. Beijing's lifting of its four-year ban on Japanese rice imports paves the way for Japan to resume rice shipments to China as early as July.
                  Amari meets with WTO's Lamy

                  Amari meets with WTO's Lamy

                  HANOI, Vietnam - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Akira Amari (R) shakes hands with World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy ahead of their talks in Hanoi on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)
                    Lamy urges Japan's businesses to lobby for WTO round conclusion

                    Lamy urges Japan's businesses to lobby for WTO round conclusion

                    TOKYO, Japan - World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy (2nd from R) meets with Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai (2nd from L) in Tokyo on July 5, seeking a stronger voice from Japan's industry groups to back up the negotiations. The ongoing Doha Round of trade liberalization talks faces a crisis due to sharp differences among key players. (Pool photo)
                      Japan's farm minister disappointed by failed WTO talks

                      Japan's farm minister disappointed by failed WTO talks

                      GENEVA, Switzerland - Japan's Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shoichi Nakagawa (L) expresses disappointment at the failure to break a deadlock in global free trade negotiations under the World Trade Organization at a press conference he gave in Geneva on July 1 with Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai (R). ''It is regrettable that our discussions couldn't get to the point where we play our aces. I have to admit I'm returning to Japan without a sense of satisfaction,'' he said after a ministerial meeting.