New farm minister to urge G-4 to accept Japan in talks on WTO

New farm minister to urge G-4 to accept Japan in talks on WTO

TOKYO, Japan - New Japanese farm minister Norihiko Akagi said during a press gathering in Tokyo that he will urge four core members of the World Trade Organization to let Japan participate in their ministerial meeting in mid-June aimed at bringing the stalled Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations to a successful conclusion.

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