Breakfast planned for WTO's G-33

Breakfast planned for WTO's G-33

Minister of Trade Mari E. Pangestu is to host a breakfast meeting
on Saturday at the Hilton Hotel for representatives of 33
developing nations to discuss the fight for special and
differential treatment for farm products liberalization in the
World Trade Organization.

Iman Pambagyo, representative from the Ministry of Trade, said
on Thursday that Saturday's mini-ministerial meeting was aimed at
refreshing commitments in pursuing the cause at the WTO, ahead of
the upcoming WTO Ministerial Meeting in Hong Kong in December.

"Indonesia, as the coordinator of the group, has invited G-33
member ministers who happen to be attending the Asian-African
Summit this week," Iman told The Jakarta Post on Thursday.

Indonesia, together with other developing countries, is
fighting for a measure at the WTO to protect domestic staple
foods, such as rice, sugar, soybean and corn from the influx of
cheap imports. -- JP