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Americas Summit ends without consensus
2005-11-06
Negotiators at the Summit of the Americas have ended their two-day meeting without an agreement on a hemispheric free trade zone. The trade summit was the latest to be marred by regional divisions over the issue. A top negotiator who asked not to be identified told The Associated Press on Saturday that the summit's final declaration would present two opposing views. One view supports the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), while the other delays judgment on the issue until after World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks in December.

The decision came after hours of wrangling that delayed the summit's close for eight hours. Almost all of the leaders - including US President George Bush - left during the dicussions and put high-level negotiators in charge of resolving the prickly subject. Mexico, the United States and 27 other nations wanted to set an April deadline for talks, but that was opposed by Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Venezuela.
Posted by:Fred

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Americas Summit ends without consensus
I must respectfully disagree.

I do believe there is a consensus - here, at least - that the "demonstrators" are loser assholes of the first order.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2005-11-06 01:15  

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