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The director general of the World Trade Organization, Pascal Lamy, said he would seek a second term as head of the group.
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WTO CHIEF ATTENDS OECDE FORUM IN PARIS
Director-General of the World Trade Organization Pascal Lamy (L) chats with Mexican Minister of Economy Eduardo Sojo Garza-Aldape at a panel on future challenges for the multilateral trading system as part of the two-day OECD Forum 2007 in Paris, May 15, 2007. In background is New Zealand Minister of Trade Phil Goff. The expansion of the OECD looks set to take root this week, with Russia and Brazil seen as likely candidates. (UPI Photo/Eco Clement)
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