If French President, Jacques Chirac, is railing against European Trade Commisioner, Peter Mandelson, you can bet that Commissioner Mandelson is doing something right!
Onésimo Alvarez-Moro
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The French president, Jacques Chirac, has lambasted the EU trade commissioner, Peter Mandelson, for making too many concessions to poor countries as officials try to restart stalled world trade talks.
Speaking in Paris at the weekend, Mr Chirac said France would show "rock-hard firmness" in defending its interests in World Trade Organisation negotiations. He was "profoundly shocked by some of the attitudes" shown by the EU trade commissioner at the WTO. Mr Mandelson, Mr Chirac added, "doesn't stop wanting to give away more" to the United States and developing countries "that have shown no intention to give the slightest concession" in the trade negotiations.
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