Number: RL31206
Title: The WTO Doha Ministerial: Results and Agenda for a New Round of Negotiations
Authors: William H. Cooper, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: From November 9-14, 2001, trade ministers from 142 member countries of the World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial. The ministers succeeded in their main goal of agreeing to launch a new round of multilateral negotiations. The declaration and two other documents that the ministers issued at the end of the ministerial established a broad negotiating agenda covering virtually all aspects of trade. This report provides summaries and analyses of the major results of the Doha ministerial conference in the context of U.S. objectives.
Pages: 39
Date: Updated December 4, 2001