2nd Wave of Fisheries Subsidies Talks Escalate Ahead of Text-Based Negotiations
During the fourth in a series of "Fish Weeks," World Trade Organization talks on the second wave of fisheries subsidies negotiations, members increased their sense of "urgency" ahead of the text-based talks set to occur at the 13th Ministerial Conference in February, the WTO said. Iceland's Einar Gunnarsson, who chaired the July 10-14 meetings, said members' "came to this week with deepened reflections on various ideas on the proposals and texts on the table. This effort remains a real indication of the sense of urgency and seriousness with which we are approaching this process." Gunnarsson said text-based talks need to start "as soon as we come back in the fall."
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Four more Fish Weeks are planned for the weeks of Sept. 18, Oct. 9, Nov. 6 and Dec. 4. The fourth fish week opened on July 10 with Gunnarsson fielding members' views on what parts from various proposals submitted by different countries would form the basis of the text-based talks (see 2307110034).