Latin America supports Cairo stance at Doha meeting

The Uruguayan Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, who is currently visiting Egypt, expressed the support of all Latin American countries for Egypt's negotiations at the fourth ministerial meeting of the WTO due to start in the Qatari capital, Doha, tomorrow.

The top Uruguayan official said that, by its support, Latin America wants to promote the commercial and economic interests of the developing countries within the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

At a meeting with Egyptian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Youssef Boutros Ghali, the Uruguayan Minister reviewed both countries' positions regarding the negotiations and the WTO agreements.

The two ministers particularly focused on agricultural issues to be raised at Doha.

The ministers also reviewed the trade agreements signed between Egypt and Uruguay with a view to using the agreements to increase economic and trade co-operation, as well as the mutual promotion of exports.

Finally, they tackled promoting trade via the exchange of business delegations and joint participation in fairs and exhibitions in both countries.