European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday december 10, 1988 disagreement threatens Gatt talks farm subsidy question unsolved Montreal up Degoti asians by to can the United slates and he european economic Community on govern Man subsidies 1o Farmers collapsed thursday threatening an impasse in the midterm re View of the Uruguay round of talks on the general agreement on tariffs and Trade the Only multilateral treaty that spells out International Trade Laws. The failure to reach agreement emerged after Argentina and Brazil threatened in Block Progress in cd two areas of Trade negotiations if the United states and the inflation dec do nol re solve their differences. The stand by the two leading latin american Powers was reported to have substantial support among Gatt Mem Bers from the developing nations. All 96 signatory nation1 id the 1947 Trade pact must agree to any reforms in order Lor the changes to be implemented. Representatives of the United Stales and the dec broke off talks after Thuv failed to Settle their longstanding Dilir a non Over the extent to which farm sup port programs should be curbed. . Agriculture Secretary Richard l no told reporters we were unable to achieve a satisfactory conclusion to the agriculture Trade talks although he said negotiations were continuing in Mon Treal on either Trade issues such As Intel Lecial proper rip is and . Lyng said the United slates might in crease its it porn enhancement program. "1 Don t believe we will do it in a punitive sense but we have a need for an aggressive it pm sales policy in he absence of an scr Ermerl on agriculture he said. said llu1 United states would continue trying to resolve the impasse on agriculture when Trade negotiators return to Geneva where Gatt s Headquarters is based. Australian Trade minister Michael Duffy who mediated last ditch meetings dec commissioners trans Anjer Lessen left and Willy do Cli re at Gatt talks. Between the two sides said the talks had collapsed and he held out Little Hope for their Quick revival the fundamental differences be tween the major protagonists Are no Dif Ferent now than some months ago or when we came to Montreal Duffy said. Duffy said the collapse of the talks left Europe staring Down the barrel of in creased . Subsidies which would escalate the agricultural Trade War Between inc United states and the common mar Ket nations. Farm subsidies distort agricultural Trade by enabling food producers on both sides of the Atlantic to lower the prices at which they sell goods abroad and to gain on advantage Over Domestic producers. The United slates wants All govern ment subsidy programs phased out eventually. The nations of Western Europe arc willing to accept a substantial reduction in farm supports but Are opposed to their Complete elimination. John Ellis a spokesman for the australian delegation told United press International that the two latin american countries made their warning shortly after Midnight in meetings Between the so called Cairns group of farm exporting nations the United states and the dec countries. Ellis said blockage by any one country of agreements reached in other areas of the Montreal meeting such As Trade in services and ways to strengthen International Trade Laws would Lead to a collapse of the uru Guay round run re he Gatt. Gatt spokesman David Woods said inc stalemate could affect Progress made in areas such As copyright Protection and met Linds of settling Trade disputes. Earlier negotiating rounds were devoted to cutting tariffs on imported products. The current round of talks a been complicated by attempts to negotiate Trade in inc More diff Euil areas of agriculture services and intellectual property. French and soviet cosmonauts be n to re in to space to do test Moscow up French cosmonaut can Loup Chretien and soviet Mission commander Alexander Volkov left the Mir space orbiter on Friday to Assem ble a solar Power Plant and Antenna and test special instrument coatings exploded to radiation Tass said Chretien. Volkov and cosmonaut Sergei Krikalo lifted off on a 26-Day Mission nov. 26, they joined Vladimir time music a Juery f of Yakov aboard the Mir. Titov and Sanarov have been in space for 355 Days Ari endurance record for space living. In an i put Firnani called Era Chretien will lest a Carbon plastic Structure Tass Laid when folded it looks like a bundle of twigs and when unfolded it is shaped like a prism nearly one meter High and four meters wide the news Agen cys was expected to last about is hours. First. Volkov and Chretien will assemble a plat form on inc outer surface of the station s transition Section and then fasten inc Structure to it Tass said. After that the cosmonauts will carry out a vibration test on the Structure with the use of measuring de vices -.-. When the Experiment recorded on videotape ends a special device will Jettison the Structure on command from Mir control panel. Tass said. Volkov and Chretien will also fasten a unit with various materials and coatings intended for use in outer space on the station s outer the materials will stay put for six months exposed to solar and space radiation free Hydrogen atoms and Sharp temperature drops. The Samok s will be removed during the next As yet unscheduled spacewalk by soviet cosmonauts and re turned ,Tass soviet cosmonauts have carried out 20 previous spacewalks with a total duration exceeding 100 hours Tass said. -. ,. So Kharpa in France for rights event Paris Ai j soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov arrived in France Friday celebrations Mark ing the 40lh anniversary of he Universal declaration of human rights. . Launched an Appeal upon arrival at Charles de Gaulle Airport for International organizations to Send emergency Aid to soviet Armenia devastated by an earthquake wednesday that killed tens of thousands. Several countries including Sweden Switz Erland and France have already done $6. "1 also am making an Appeal to the soviet authorities that they allow foreign help to arrive in Armenia and authorize Rescue operations he said. 1 a Tairov arrived from Boston where he had been visiting relatives. He was to be joined Friday night by his wife Velcena Bonner who was in route from mos cow. Lech Walesa the Leader of Poland s Solidarity Trade Union also arrived on Friday. President Francois Mitterrand invited the recent winners of the Nobel peace prize. Walesa won the prize in i9s3. Saui Arov in l?7j. Mitterrand and . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cullar were scheduled to speak at the celebrations saturday at the palais Chaillot on the Seine River. Sakharov said he. Was Happy to be in France a country that i have read very much about closely linked to my world today students protest abuses by philippine military Manila Philippines a hundreds of students marched to inc presidential Palace Fri Day to protest alleged abuses \ y. Inc military including the reported death or disappearance of 35 activists in recent years Many wore Black shirts to mourn the reported deaths of 10 leftist Young people and the disappearance of 25 others since Corazon Aquino look office in february 1986. Others carried red banners with anti government slogans. The protesters had a rally at which they car ried a Black cardboard coffin representing what they called the death of afterwards about 400 marchers headed to Ward the Palace but were blocked by about 20 policemen and a barbed wire barricade. The three hour protest ended peacefully. 19 up clunkers freed from underground trap Muot Athal Switzerland a a group of 19 Amateur Cave explorers was freed unharmed after being trapped underground for five Days by flood Waters the expedition Leader said. Rescuers used rubber rafts to ferry he 14 youths aged 11 to 18, and five adult guides to safety thursday night. The group Well equipped Wilh food and camping equipment had been trapped since last weekend and had retreated to a dry spot nearly 2,000 feet underground in a Bloch one of. Europe s largest systems of underground caverns and pools. The group entered Holloch last saturday fora planned one Day tour but was trapped when heavy Rains flooded part of he Cave system
