SYDNEY Aug. 15 Kyodo Australia wi...

SYDNEY Aug. 15 Kyodo

Australia will legion an informal meeting of trade ministers in mid-November to discuss for what reason to move forward the Doha globular of multilateral trade negotiations in a less degree than the World Trade Organization (WTO), Trade Minister Mark Vaile said Thursday.

The ''mini-ministerial meeting,'' to be held Nov. 14 to 15 in Sydney will bring together trade ministers from a certain quantity of 25 countries ''to discuss progres made in Geneva since last November's Doha meeting, and by what mode we can ensure the nearest WTO ministerial meeting...is successful'' Vaile said in a statement.

The nearest WTO ministerial meeting is owed to be held in Mexico in September 2003

Vaile said the Sydney meeting, the first of its kind to be held since the launch of the Doha orbed ''will help build understanding across the range of lock opener issues, including development issues as well as market access.''

Calling the Doha orbicular ''vitally important'' for the global trading connected view he said he is determined that Australia ''takes each opportunity to ensure the orbed moves ahead and concludes forward schedule.''

The trade minister was later quot from the Australian Associated Pres (AAP) as telling reporters the Sydney meeting would enable ministers to sculpture through bureaucratic tape and make secure the Doha round remains in succession track to finish by Jan. 1 2005

sum of two units mini-ministerial meetings that were held in the lead-up to last year's WTO meeting in Doha were largely credited with helping pave the way for the recently made known round of trade talks, AAP said.

It noted that there have been regards that the Doha round has been bogg down, especially across the question of farm subsidies.

The Sydney meeting will be participated in by way of trade ministers from the United States, Japan, Europe as well as from developing countries like Senegal and Lesotho It said WTO chief Supachai Panichpakdi is also reckon uponed to attend.

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