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India not isolated in WTO negotiations: Maran

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Murasoli Maran said on Thursday India was not isolated in WTO negotiations on implementation related concerns of developing countries and assured that the government would strive to safeguard national interests at the forthcoming WTO Ministerial conference at Doha.

Addressing the Parlimantary Consultative Committee meeting Maran also said that government would attempt to evolve a consensus within the coutnry as also to garner the support of other developing countries on multi-lateral trade issues affecting the third world, particularly market access.

Maran also referred to the preparatory consultations for the ministerial consultations now underway at Geneva and voiced concern over efforts of certain industrialised countries to include new issues in the WTO agenda.

He said, "India was consistent in its position that implementation-related concerns of the developing countries should be addressed upfront by the WTO members as these arose out of the Uruguay round of negotiations concluded in 1994.

Developing countries were already paying heavily by undertaking several onerous obligations and were not prepared to pay again, he said.

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