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...Frederick Ashton made only one attempt (to Les Petits riens) and Kenneth MacMillan kept well clear....
...It was Kirk’s first official visit from a foreign dignitary....
...The international delegation is headed by Lady Ashton, the European Union’s foreign policy chief....
...Lady Ashton also got on well with Anand Sharma, the Indian commerce minister, and Ron Kirk, the US trade representative, and is said by diplomats to have been “getting the mood music right round the Doha...
...Ashton: For the US, what Ron Kirk, the US trade representative, is trying to do is get a greater understanding of what a final outcome will look like....
...Ron Kirk, US trade representative, has threatened a new WTO challenge if the pledges take effect....
...Baroness Ashton, the European trade commissioner, gave credit to Ron Kirk, US trade representative, and said it was important for both parties to remove any irritants in their trade relationship in order...
...Baroness Ashton, the European trade commissioner, said: “The Chinese restrictions on raw materials distort competition and increase global prices, making things even more difficult for our companies.”...
...That issue is likely to surface when Baroness Ashton visits Washington on Monday, where she is expected to meet with Ron Kirk, the US trade representative nominee, and members of Congress....
...The Commission’s move comes less than a week after Ron Kirk was sworn in as US trade representative....
...If not, at least Kirk Kerkorian, the billionaire GM shareholder pushing for a three-way alliance, is on the other side of the Atlantic....
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