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If a clear agenda of issues develops then he would
propose reconvening “Room E” negotiations among about 30 representative
delegations, he said.
He was speaking in the first agriculture negotiations meeting of the full
membership since the new year and since he circulated his latest version of
the draft “modalities” on 6 December. The meeting lasted 15 minutes and no
delegate spoke.
Use this link to download the audio file or to listen to what he said in the
meeting:
 Audio:
Chairperson Falconer’s statement
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This meeting
This was an informal agriculture
negotiations meeting of the full membership, officially an “Informal
Open-Ended Special Session” of the Agriculture Committee.
The latest texts and a number of related issues can be found with
explanations here,
including what “the text” is and says, and a “jargon buster”.
The current phase of the negotiations is about “modalities”, explained
here.
Ambassador Falconer uses the term “walks in the woods” to describe
consultations he held in the latter part of 2008 outside the WTO. He has
explained that these involve about 15 delegations, the exact numbers
depending on the subject.
Explanation
Explanations of the issues are available for the
chairperson’s
2008 drafts and reports.
Ambassador Falconer uses some shorthand in his statement, including:
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“Room E”: meetings of a representative group of
about 30—37 delegations as part of a process that is controlled by the
full membership.
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“Walks in the woods”: meetings among small
groups of delegations outside the WTO. These are explained
here (see “where and who?” box on the right).
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