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Poverty from poor must trickle up?
Mbeki: wealth from the rich must trickle down February 13 2006 at 05:24AM The Doha round of talks at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) must succeed, but not at the expense of developed nations, President Thabo Mbeki said on Sunday. "It is in the interest of everybody in the world, including the poor, that the developed countries should continue to develop; they should continue to add to the volume of wealth that there is within human society," Mbeki said. He was briefing the media at the conclusion of the Progressive Governance Summit held over the weekend at Didimala Game Lodge, north of Pretoria. Mbeki held a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, New Zealand's Helen Clark, South Korean President Roh Noo-Hyun, Swedish Prime Minister Goeran Persson, Ethiopia's Meles Zenawi, and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. We all knew Helen would be there. Unfortunately, the story continues at the link. Posted by: Besoeker 2006-02-13 |
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