WTO members reach tentative accord on trade deal issues

Sunday, August 1, 2004

GENEVA -- In a breakthrough Saturday, trade ministers tentatively agreed on a plan to end export subsidies for farm products and cut import duties, a key step toward a comprehensive global accord that advocates say will boost the world economy.

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