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Rwanda's Kagame urges West to resolve trade issues |
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PST, Friday, October 16, 2009 |
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KIGALI: Rwandan President Paul Kagame accused the West on Friday of being reluctant to improve the terms of trade between rich nations and Africa.
Removing trade barriers in the West would be many times more beneficial than aid packages which have cost billions of dollars over the last 50 years but brought few visible improvements, Kagame said.
"The West is reluctant to deal with these trade issues, "Kagame told reporters.”Africa would gain more if allowed to trade freely and openly with the West."
World Trade Organisation chief Pascal Lamy said on Friday the Doha Round of trade negotiations was moving so slowly that it would be hard to finish it next year, as leading wealthy and developing nations want.
Kagame, a strident proponent of "trade over aid", said Africa should seek investment from around the world, including China, as a long term development strategy.
China has been criticised by the West for turning a blind eye to human rights abuses and of not doing enough to promote good governance in countries where it invests. |
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