I think that the preparatory work before and during the Seattle meeting, for all the problems, helped to clarify the issues now on the table, and the WTO members will be working on them in the coming years, whether they call it the Millennium Round or not. As they did for this Ministerial, developing countries should continue to work on their own positions, which of course are not homogeneous across countries, as well as on the possible tradeoffs and compromises needed to put together a balanced agenda and outcome for the negotiations. Food security, poverty, and the environment are all key issues in the debate about trade and agricultural policies. The outcome of these debates will help shape the new agreements on agriculture. It must be remembered that the WTO legal framework covers not only traditional trade issues, such as market access or export subsidies, but also domestic agricultural policies.
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