The following is excerpted from a 7 December 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.
Recent consultations on new proposals have been constructive and pragmatic although some members fear that isolating some subjects could upset the balance that has been struck so far, the chairperson of the agriculture negotiations reported to the Trade Negotiations Committee on 7 December 2012.
This item is available in its entirety at:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news12_e/agng_07dec12_e.htm