Jul 30 – Recriminations fly across Asia as WTO talks fail while Latin America demand a banana export deal reached with the EU is honoured.
China blames "selfish" wealthy Western nations for the latest failure to conclude long-running talks to free up global trade, while Asian rival Japan pointed the finger at the region’s emerging giants.
Meanwhile, EU officials say a deal reached on Sunday (July 27) over banana tariffs is now defunct, angering Latin American exporters.
Stefanie McIntyre reports.
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- A deal to _____ a historic _____ over _____ banana trade _____ the _____ and _____ America is _____ off.
- "I think _____ no _____ beating _____ the _____ this meeting _____ collapsed."
- European _____ say a _____ reached on _____ to cut tariffs _____ Latin American bananas _____ the EU _____ about a _____ is now _____.
- Ecuador’s _____ of _____, Walter Pervera, demanded the EU _____ to Sunday’s _____.
- "Yes, it _____ taken us by _____ as we thought _____ we had managed _____ that _____ been _____ or sixteen _____ in the _____.
- "We _____ that the _____ of _____ conversations had made _____ position _____."
- Meanwhile, _____ fly across Asia _____ who is _____ for the _____ of the _____ nine-day _____ aimed _____ liberalising _____ trade.
- China _____ western nations, saying _____ are _____ to _____ huge subsidies they _____ their _____.
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