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I have worked closely with Crawford throughout the Doha negotiations and I have the highest regard for his abilities, which are internationally recognized
New agriculture chair faces Doha challenge Aug 02, 2005
We do not take this step lightly but regrettably this whole process has dragged on too long
New Zealand to WTO over Aussie apples Jun 15, 2005
The nature of negotiations is that nothing is settled until everything is settled, but there should be some movement in agriculture before there can be movement in other areas
Agriculture progress key for WTO new round Nov 27, 2001
I do not see that these free trade areas and closer economic partnerships as new defensive walls that divide regions because they exclude neighbors who don't belong. Rather they signal a determination to move even faster toward the goals that all WTO members are committed to
FTAs still have role despite WTO round Nov 27, 2001
If Singapore negotiates successfully with the United States, and if we could secure similar agreement with the United States and Australia, those agreements would add up to more than a series of bilateral agreements. We would then have a precedent for liberalization of the wide Asia-Pacific market. That would send an important signal to the rest of APEC about the potential for progress, and it would send a signal from APEC to all WTO members that one way or another trade liberalization has its momentum
FTAs still have role despite WTO round Nov 27, 2001
James Robert Sutton, CNZM (born 7 November 1941), generally known as Jim Sutton, was a New Zealand politician from 1984 - 1990 and from 1993 - 2006. He has held a range of ministerial portfolios including Agriculture, Forestry, Rural Affairs, Biosecurity, and Trade Negotiations.
Sutton was born in Reading, Berkshire, England. He came to New Zealand while young, arriving in 1949. He attended high school in Timaru before becoming a farmer. Sutton is married, and has three children.
He has held a number of offices in Federated Farmers, a nation-wide agricultural association. He was also Director of Trustbank South Canterbury, chaired the New Zealand Aids Foundation, served as a board member of the Public Health Commission, and was Deputy Chair of both the New Zealand Lotteries Commission and Meridian Energy. His brother Bill Sutton has also been a Labour MP.