Cairns Group Ministerial level meeting
The historic city of Lahore has been chosen to be the next host for the Cairns Group Ministerial meeting. This meeting is occurring at an important make or break time for the Doha negotiations. All the 18 Members of the Cairns group including Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada , Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand and Uruguay are expected to attend this meeting. Other key Ministers who may be invited include trade Ministers of US, EU, India, China and representatives of LDCs, African Group, Cotton 4 etc.
Ambitious results in Agricultural negotiations are considered critical to the outcome in other trade negotiations, such as NAMA, Services, and Rules. Throughout the Doha Round negotiations, the Cairns Group has presented ambitious and comprehensive proposals within global trade negotiations to eliminate export subsidies, cut global trade-distorting subsidies, and reduce agricultural trade barriers.
(Link to Cairns Group 31st Ministerial meeting in Lahore)
