| Abstract: | This paper traces the progress of the agricultural negotiations in the current GATT round from the Ministerial Declaration at Punte del Este, Uruguay, in September 1986 to the Geneva ‘Accord’ in April 1989. It summarises the initial position papers of the major participants, discusses the impasse at the Mid-Term Review (Montreal, December 1988) and relates the Geneva Accord to the groundwork laid down in the preceding negotiations. Finally, the paper comments on some of the implications of the accord and on the prospects for a successful conclusion for the negotiations. |
