At a time when the US and EU are mounting pressure for completing the global trade talks, a host of African nations today joined India in opposing 'artificial timelines' for the Doha round which, they said, should focus on needs of the poor and developing countries.
"We are convinced that the process to be adopted to reach convergence in the WTO negotiations requires focus on content and not artificial timelines. The promise of a development round must be fully realised," the draft Delhi Declaration of the Africa-India Forum Summit said.
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