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UPSC 2000: Consider the following statements: The Ministerial Meeting of the WTO held in December 1999 was unsuccessful because it attempted to link trade with 1. labour related issues. 2. environment related issues. 3. terrorism related issues. 4. debt related issues. Which of these statements are correct?
(a)1, 3 and 4
(b)1 and 2
(c)2 and 3
(d)2 and 4
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) 1 and 2
The 1999 Seattle WTO Ministerial collapsed mainly because industrialized countries tried to insert binding clauses on labour standards and stronger environmental norms in trade rules—demands that developing countries rejected. No serious proposal linked trade with terrorism or debt relief. Hence only statements 1 and 2 are correct. ([eurofound.europa.eu](https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/en/resources/article/1999/seattle-wto-talks-fail?utm_source=openai))
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