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Jul 22 2008, Celso Camargo

Today came out in Brazilian newspapers a statement from the Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs stating that the first phase of the Doha meeting was “useless” and that the proposal of Europeans was a “staging”. Is it exaggerated?

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American Policy Director and the Union of Concerned Scientists, Alden Meyer, right, speaks as Jennifer Morgan, climate and energy director looks on during the international NGO Workshop of the G20 Gleneagles Dialogue in Chiba near Tokyo Friday, March 14,...