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Doha, 11 November 2001
Trade ministers visit the Rainbow Warrior

During the third day of the WTO meeting in Qatar, the European Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy and the Belgian Trade Minister Mme Annemie Netys-Uyttebroeck visited the Rainbow Warrior to meet the onboard witnesses and discuss the environment at the WTO.	Ngarlejy Yorongar poses questions to Pascal Lamy and Mme Annemie Neyts- Uyttebroeck. © Greenpeace

They met and listened to the stories from the onboard witnesses, as well as completing an interview for "No New Round Radio".

Earlier in the day, the WTO secretariat issued a document claiming there was 'virtual unanimity' on dropping discussions on the environment at the talks.

This means that trade continues to trump the environment.

Later in the day, Lamy strongly emphasised that the EU had not changed its position on including environment at the talks.

Other sources quietly confirmed that the work of the working group on environment was proceeding.

There have been strong rumours that the talks are in deep trouble and the eventual outcome will be either no new round (or a new round with a severely limited mandate -- perhaps the more likely outcome).

Read Gerd's address to Pascal Lamy, the EU commissioner for Trade.

Listen to Pascal Lemy talking to the witnesses. Length: 11:30 minutes.

For more sound interviews see http://www.greenpeace.org/politics/no-wto/doha/

No New Round Radio webcast - Tune in NOW!
The No New Round (at the WTO) webcast is now broadcasting. On 10 November 2001, Greenpeace and Indymedia will webcast from the Greenpeace flagship, Rainbow Warrior, in Doha. More >

More information:

The report “Safe Trade in the 21st Century: the Doha Edition,” contains the full Greenpeace recommendations - “The Greening of Doha”. To read the report in English, Arabic, French or Spanish click here.

Greenpeace critique of the Draft Ministerial Declaration released by the WTO on 27 October 2001 and Greenpeace’s proposed alternative.

Greenpeace International Executive Director, Gerd Leipold, statement on a new global security.

Press contacts:

Remi Parmentier, Greenpeace International: + 34 637 557 357 or + 31 653 504 702.

Tony Juniper, Friends of the Earth International: + 44 7712 843 207.

Aimee T. Gonzales, WWF: + 41796927973 or + 934 5391832.