在埃及红海旅游城市沙姆沙伊赫举行的世界贸易组织非正式部长级会议在经过两天的激烈讨论后于6月22日闭幕。会议未能就农产品贸易等主要议题达成一致意见,但有关药品知识产权方面的磋商取得了进展。会议东道主埃及外贸部长加利在会议结束后举行的记者招待会上说,与会代表就农产品贸易问题进行了“有益的和深入的”讨论。尽管目前各方在这个问题上的分歧依旧存在,但通过讨论,各成员对不同的立场和见解有了进一步的了解,也充分认识到了面临的“严峻挑战。加利说,为保证今年9月将在墨西哥坎昆举行的第五次部长级会议取得成功,与会代表决定7月底在加拿大蒙特利尔再举行一次非正式磋商会议,就包括农产品贸易在内的悬而未决的问题进一步协调各成员的立场。他透露,尽管农产品贸易方面的谈判没有取得实质性进展,但此次会议在如何帮助发展中 The two-day informal ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization, held in the Egyptian Red Sea tourist city of Sharm El Sheikh, ended on 22 June after two days of intense discussions. The meeting failed to reach agreement on major issues such as trade in agricultural products, but progress has been made in consultations on intellectual property rights in pharmaceutical products. At a press conference after the meeting, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ghali, the host of the meeting, said meeting participants held a discussion entitled ”Profitable and In-depth“ on the Trade in Agricultural Products. Despite the current differences between the parties on this issue, through discussion, members have gained a better understanding of different positions and opinions and fully understand the serious challenges they face. ”To ensure that this year’s 9 The fifth ministerial meeting to be held in Cancun, Mexico, in January will be a success. The participants decided to hold another informal consultative meeting in Montreal, Canada, in late July to further coordinate the positions of all members on the outstanding issues including trade in agricultural products. He disclosed that despite the fact that no substantive progress has been made in the negotiations on agricultural trade, how is this conference helping to develop