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Douglas Alexander Secretary of State for Development made the following statement yesterday (Tuesday, 29 July) from Geneva following the breakdown of the DDA talks -
“I am deeply disappointed by the failure of these talks to make the progress we had hoped for.
This lost opportunity is bad news for world businesses and consumers, and especially those in the world’s poorest countries.
Here in Geneva UK Ministers have been pushing hard for a deal that is good for development and good for the UK.
We have come close to bridging the gap on key issues like cutting developed country farm subsidies and creating new opportunities for UK business.
Now is a time to pause and consider how to now make the progress we want to see.
Our determination to work for fairer trade rules that deliver for the world’s poorest, the global economy, and British business remains undimmed.”
