The 164-member WTO is also wracked by disagreements over China and has been struggling to kickstart stalled trade talks. "Without flexibility we will not get anywhere," Azevedo said at an opening press conference at a Buenos Aires hotel. Low expectationsExpectations for any kind of a breakthrough at the Buenos Aires meeting are low. "There is life after Buenos Aires," said the president of the conference, Susana Malcorra of Argentina. A European diplomat in Buenos Aires said protectionist US rhetoric may actually give fuel to negotiations between the EU and Mercosur.

Source: The Nation Bangkok December 10, 2017 18:33 UTC