Argentina blasts WTO for its biased and tendentious reports on world trade
The Argentine government, together with Brazil, India and South Africa questioned the inclination, almost bias, of some trade measures elaborated by the World Trade Organization Director General.
The presentation was made this week, 18 July during a meeting of the WTO panel that examines Trade Policies, according to an official Thursday release from the Argentine Foreign Ministry.
Referring to the issue Argentine president Cristina Fernandez said that the WTO “seems to have different criteria: one to measure that of emerging countries and their products and another for developed countries and their products”.
“The WTO does not consider trade barriers all the phytosanitary impediments implemented by the European Union”, said the Argentine president who nevertheless expressed satisfaction because the claim was shared by members from BRIC:
The president made the statements during a ceremony at Government House where she referred to mining projects and infrastructure.
Argentine criticism focused in the reports that do not include references to the “generous government programs of aid, subsidies and stimuli packages implemented by the developed countries to address the crisis and their negative impact on international trade”.
Likewise these reports “tend to minimize the severe distortions in agriculture markets because of the long established protectionist policies from developed countries” added the report from the Argentine Foreign ministry.
The WTO reports are also lagging on the impacts from the “growing proliferation of sanitary, phytosanitary and technical measures without the sufficient scientific and technical support and which harm the farmers from developing countries”
The Argentine government requests that “WTO reports on the current international trade situation be more balanced and less biased and tendentious in favour of developed countries as has been the case so far”.
Finally the Argentine release says that such is the case that in the last Report on World Trade from WTO, Director General Pascal Lamy acknowledges that non tariff barriers could be used for protectionist purposes and warned, as Argentina has been pointing out, that “it’s good time for the WTO to closer monitor those non tariff barriers”.
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Did Kirchner produce any evidence of this “shared” opinion?
She has the support of 3 nations.
As I have said all along the WTO is a farce, a way for the EU/US to justify their protectionism, because a “seemingly” independent organization (we know it is bought by those countries) says otherwise.
Argentina FINALLY through years of fighting alone, as the only country with alls to take on the ENTIRE PLANET on trade, has gotten the BRICS to stop being cowards, or at least tepidly so.
That's why the “west” hates Argentina, we stand up to your face.
That's a valid point, but if we had to borrow we would still have to use the (as we know by now crime-ridden), European/UK/US banking capital markets, then you would say we coudn't stand up to you either. So better like this, where we don't incur debt, and you will most likely still buy our products as you are weak people and not like your ancestors. Very few people in Europe or the United States will give a second thought of not buying any product because of political squabbles.
This way, we can tell it to your face you are unfair traders, and you can't retaliate immediately through the bond market. Your only solution is through trade, which is a much more lengthy and difficult thing to muster.
That's why the “west” hates Argentina, we stand up to your face.”
How very Argentine, arrogance at it's best, it seems The Arg propaganda tool “ARGENTINA V THE WORLD” is working well.
Played right into our hands. We outwitted you, sorry.
What Argentina needs (and I hope it gets it) is large scale foreign investment in mineral resource projects (of which Argebtina has a great deal). In an ideal work Argentine would devlope these themselves for the benifit of its people, however it lacks the capital to do so and is therefore relient on foreign companies to assist in this as well. CFK needs to stop playing to the popularist national crowd of Argentines and make decisions which promote investment, foreign business for the advancement of all Argentines. I am not saying their shouldnt be protection measures but in place for the people (of course there should) but these need to be balanced enougth to encourage the investment in the first place. If she did this she could gain investment on more favorable terms and strengthen the country.
In adidtion and althougth you did not do so directly at me (I am a UK citizenand take offence to being called weak) please do not use direct or indirect insults towards me. I have not used them towards you. It only dents your sensible comments and discourages polite and meangiful discussion.
“ARGENTINA V THE WORLD”
No Ken, its Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Iran, Angola, Azerbaijan and North Korea versus the rest of the World!!!!!
Exactly how do you come to that?? I think one needs to open ones eye's, you're on the brink of a financial & political/social meltdown and you outwitted the world ? Hmmm I think I would rather NOT outwit somebody if that was the result!
There's no stranger folk than Argie folk.
Two reasons: one, I already tried your way, when I first came here. I was greeted with personal insults and attacks based on my passport. No point in talking quantum theory to a pack of hyenas, it just won't work.
Second, I'm not even interested in debating the econonic matter, or the “problems” in your countries (which is why, as some suggested me to do, I don't go to insult your countries in your newspapers websites). I'm here to simply counterweight the constant insults directed at us, but also this arrogance of how the USA is so much “safer” or Europe and the UK so much less corrupt.
There's been almost a dozen MASS shootings in the USA in the last 72 hours, from universities to suburbs to movie theaters, oh and three men stabbed to death in Los Angeles (just broke). And in Europe and the UK, not a day goes by with new mass corruption in bonds, government statistics, Libor, etc, etc from all EU countries.
So who the heck or any of you to judge US? There is a line between making comments on the goings-on in Argentina which is fair, and crossing that line to become a moralist. When you do cross that line, I'll be there to put anyone in their place.
The fact is you don't like it when we responde tat for tat, so tough titty.
So for all the moralizing that I should “not bring issues like crime in the US, or economic/banking problems in Europe”, I'm perfectly justified based on the fact that none of you keep your insults limited to the scope of the Falklands, you come to topics like these about internal argentine policy to further your agresssion.
You don't like it when I respond, notice how I don't even go to Falkland Island topics, I'm simply not interested in it.
You are here only to stir up the rest of the commentators, you really are a CFK troll. You also showed yourself to be a very nasty person with your remarks about the poor deserving what they get from inflation.
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Here's the problem with Argentinians, and I'm ashame to say this but true, they think they're the solution to the world, but in reality, are the problem to many! No wonder my country is where it stands today - a developing nation!!! Sad with all our resources...
Obviously you woudn't know when they insult Argentines because you sympathize with the insults. I don't blame you, you are just benighted.
is this not true,
its a blog,
relax .
Don't get so upset. You know as well as we all do that we're only attacking Argentina because of its president's ridiculous stance on the Falklands. Otherwise do you think we'd give a rat's arse about your country? Why would we?
By the way you bullshitting little prick. I read my last two editions of the Economist today and their pages were bursting with absolute condemnation of the UK banking system. You try to hide behind a facade of objectiveness ad credibility but you're as biased as everyone else on here.
Chuckle chuckle
what happened?
Other cities have people have people who can do well too?
If anything your father's tale should give people pause who think of themselves as “superior” because their current condition they deem as better. You never know what tomorrow may bring, and London could be down the toilet compared to Buenos Aires in 2050.
#17 If he said that about the poor, I think it shows he's not a Cristina supporter as no Cristinista would attack the poor like that
Argentina is simply expected to abide by the agreements it freely signed. Presumably because they saw benefit in joining under those terms.
Even under the current trade system Argentina should be a wealthy country, the fact it is not has more to do with Argentina than terms of trade or subsidies elsewhere.
Doesn’t matter much what you do with the trade system if you can’t fix Argentina first.
Obviously there are no unfair import restrictions, imposed by any combatant, on the imports of munitions to the countries concerned.
What do you expect the world TRADE organisation to say about the views of the “Muslim majority???.
Try the UN or Arab League.
Dikchead.
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