RENATO RUGGIERO AND PASCAL COUCHEPIN WELCOME MARCEL SANDOZ IN GENEVA.
WTO Director General Renato Ruggiero (L) and Swiss economy minister Pascal Couchepin (C) welcome the president of the Swiss farmer association Marcel Sandoz (R) prior to the opening session of the World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference in Geneva May 18. The 132 member countries of the WTO may decide to work for new negotiations on opening wider global markets for goods and services during the three-day gathering.
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