The Indonesian government always see the positive side of any possible future deal after the collapse of the World Trade Organization (WTO) plans in Geneva, said a Indonesian WTO negotiator Tuesday.
"We are always willing to compromise seeing the instrumental measurements of global trade can be used effectively and easily," Indonesian trade minister, one of the key negotiators at WTO's talk in Geneva, Mari Elka Pangestu told reporters on Tuesday.
If the instruments so far has not been proven to be effective, Pangestu said, nothing would be achieved.
In response to major industrial countries, concerning the abuse of the measurement of global trade, Pangestu admitted that it would be an unfinished business. "We ourselves really do not understand why there had not been any solution for industrial countries and developing countries," Mari said.
Talks collapsed due to disagreement between India and the United States over the so-called special safeguard mechanism (SSM)that allows countries to impose a special tariff on certain agricultural goods in the event of an import surge of price fall.
Delegates from countries throughout the world had struggled for nine days to reach consensus on subsidy levels and import tariffs for a new deal under the WTO's Doha Round.
Indonesia sees another side of the whole package of the deal of WTO talks which may be beneficial to Indonesia's position in a world trade and fair for the rest developing countries.
"An access for agricultural market would be beneficial for Indonesia," she said. Nevertheless, the significant issue, particularly about Special Products (SP) and Special Safeguard Mechanism (SSM) were not accepted by industrialized countries.
SP and SSM, substantially would be effective for global trade measurement of import surge or price fall. Indonesia and other developing countries were not willing to accept that kind of instruments, but industrialized countries opposed the scheme either. "Therefore, the deadlock could not be avoided," she said.
The coming talk was expected to be in coming September. All countries have realized the importance of the next negotiations.
The Indonesia's position was not included in G-33 including emerging powers such as India, China and Brazil. But, according to Mari, Indonesia was supporting G-33 from behind. Anyway, there are about 100 member developing countries from Africa and Asia who kept voicing the consensus which gives protection to their millions of poor farmers from starvation.
"If the group was supported by about 100 countries, they have to listen to. So, hopefully we would reach the deals during the coming negotiation on September," she said.
Source: Xinhua
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