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WTO ministerial talks to discuss trade issues with open mind: Minister Goy
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
India will discuss key trade issues with an open mind at the upcoming World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meeting later this month, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday, as New Delhi continues to engage global partners while expanding its trade footprint. "We h
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India cannot compromise on fishermen's livelihood; subsidies quite low: Pi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 14 (ANI): Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday called for preserving special and differential treatment at the WTO in dealing with fisheries subsidies saying India cannot compromise on the livelihoods of over 9 million fishermen families.
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India concerned over references in TRIPS document, says super-profits of p
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 13 (ANI): India has expressed disappointment and concerns about some reference in TRIPS document draft presented at the 12th ministerial meet that does not include effective measures to combat challenges posed by pandemic, especially for the developing countries
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At WTO, Piyush Goyal slams nations opposing TRIPS waiver, seeks negotiatio
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 13 (ANI): Highlighting the importance of the TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 vaccines, Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday slammed the countries standing in the way of the key Indian proposal, besides urging the need to start negotiations on therapeutics and diagnostic
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India talks tough at WTO, says 'will not buckle under any pressure'
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): India talked tough in Geneva. Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal in his remarks at the closed-door session at the 12th ministerial conference touched on the spiralling food inflation and the need for the agreement on food stockholding by th
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We will not buckle under pressure: Piyush Goyal after G33 Ministerial Meet
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 12 (ANI): After attending the Ministerial Meeting of G33, a coalition of developing countries of which India is a key member, in Geneva, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal on Sunday said that India will not buckle under pressure and it is read
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Union Minister Piyush Goyal pitches for permanent solution for food securi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 12 (ANI): On the sidelines of the 12th World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meeting in the Swiss town of Geneva on Sunday, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal held discussions with the Director-General WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala pertaining to prospects of a pe
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Face-off between developed, developing countries imminent at WTO; India sa
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 12 (ANI): The stage is all set for a face-off between the developing and developed countries at the 12th World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meeting in the Swiss town of Geneva.
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India to pitch for permanent solution for food security at WTO meet
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): India will pitch for a permanent solution to its food security concerns at the 12th ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that begins in Geneva, Switzerland on Sunday, after a gap of five years.
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US to join gender equality pact at WTO ministerial meeting: US Trade Repre
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States will join the World Trade Organization's (WTO) gender equality pact at the organization's ongoing ministerial meeting in Switzerland, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced.
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FM Sitharaman holds discussions with Okonjo-Iweala, stresses on fair, equi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday met World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in the national capital and held discussions on fair, just and equitable outcome at the WTO Ministerial meet which will take pla
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WTO ministerial meet wants end to impasse on dispute system
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): A ministerial meeting of the developing countries of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) here on Tuesday urged all the members of the global trading body to engage constructively to resolve the ongoing impasse on the dispute settlement system that threatens
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