Lower trade barriers, revised trade rules and cuts in agricultural subsidies are key features of a Doha Round package that are essential for the world’s poorest nations and the UN Conference on Least-Developed Countries in Istanbul should demand a deal be struck for their benefit, Director-General Pascal Lamy told the conference on 9 May 2011. 

The entire speech is available on the WTO website at:

http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/sppl_e/sppl191_e.htm

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