WTO talks conclude; India says 'disappointed' on Doha issues

December 19, 2015 22:09

India today expressed its "thorough" disappointment over non-reaffirmation to conclude 14-year-old Doha Round pacts, even as the five-day WTO meeting in Nairobi managed to win a commitment to allow developing nations to use special safeguards to protect farmers against import surges.

After hectic negotiations for five consecutive days -- exceeding the scheduled closing by almost 24 hours -- the WTO Trade Ministers concluded their talks this evening without any commitment on rich countries being asked to check their domestic subsidies.

Besides, rich nations refused to budge on their long-standing position of putting the onus on developing countries with regard to duties.

India's trade minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India put across its position very clearly on the table and strongly "protested" against the failure to reach an unanimity on "reaffirmation" to conclude over 140-year-old Doha round to safeguard developing nations' interest.

However, the members of the global trade body agreed on a commitment for giving the developing nations a right to take recourse to Special Safeguard Mechanism to protect their farmers -- a long-standing demand of India.

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