GATT talks fail
- Title
- GATT talks fail
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- 8 Dec 1990
- Year of production
- 1990
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- Duration
- 00:03:47
- Description
- John Fraser reports on the failure of the GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) negotiations conference in Brussels with countries blaming each other. Bryan Cassidy MEP says the Irish and French sabotaged the deal because they do not want to give ground on the EC agricultural policy; Michael OâKennedy, Irelandâs Farm Minister angrily denies this; John Gummer blames the Americans; Mike Moore, New Zealand opposition leader says the rich nations should be ashamed of themselves.
- Contributors
- Michael O’Kennedy; John Gummer; John Fraser; Mike Moore; Bryan Cassidy
- Keywords
- Agriculture; Farmers; Conferences; Common Agricultural Policy; International trade; GATT; Brussels; EC; MEPs
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