The six day Doha round of WTO trade talks in Hong Kong...

The six day Doha round of WTO trade talks in Hong Kong just ended. At the last minute some compromises were accepted preventing a total collapse of the talks. At the heart of the matter is the position of the US and EU who want more access to selling products and services in third world countries, but third world countries want the US and EU and others to end agricultural subsidies first. The target date set by Brazil, India, Venezuela, and many African countries was 2010. Heading into the final hours, the talks nearly collapsed over that date but a last minute compromise was accepted to stretch the date out to 2013.Bear in mind this 'agreement' has yet to be ratified by the US Senate and should that fail, talks would have to start all over. The following articles should give everyone an idea of just how cantankerous the negotiations were as well as what the remaining roadblocks are. Here is a synopsis of what really happened:As late as Saturday December 17 2005, Peter Mandelson, Europe's trade commissioner, was saying World trade negotiations are going backwards