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| - | + | the nation's caapicty to finance development will be affected and exports compromised if major economies go into recession.In an interview to leading French daily Le Figaro, Singh, who is on a two-day visit to France, said the crisis affecting the developed countries at the moment, can spread to the rest of the world and wanted India and China to be part of solution finding exercise. We live in an interdependent world and the fate of all countries is related to the international financial system. Our value markets are opened to the world and, if they are affected, this will affect our caapicty to finance our development, he said. If the financial crisis causes a recession in the main economies, this will compromise our exports. The proposal of President Nicholas Sarkozy (for a summit to examine consequences of financial crisis) is fundamental, Singh said adding India was a potentially significant player but not a decisive actor. The main responsibility is that of developed countries, but India and China must take part in the solution, he said.Asked if New Delhi preferred bilateral agreements like the free exchange agreement with the European Union, rather than multilateral negotiations within the framework of WTO, the Prime Minister said the agreement with EU was not substitute for WTO negotiations and it was complimentary. With other countries we are working towards a success of the Doha Agreements. The free exchange agreement with the EU is not a substitute for Doha. It is complementary. I would call this Doha plus', Singh said. PTI | |
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the nation's caapicty to finance development will be affected and exports compromised if major economies go into recession.In an interview to leading French daily Le Figaro, Singh, who is on a two-day visit to France, said the crisis affecting the developed countries at the moment, can spread to the rest of the world and wanted India and China to be part of solution finding exercise. We live in an interdependent world and the fate of all countries is related to the international financial system. Our value markets are opened to the world and, if they are affected, this will affect our caapicty to finance our development, he said. If the financial crisis causes a recession in the main economies, this will compromise our exports. The proposal of President Nicholas Sarkozy (for a summit to examine consequences of financial crisis) is fundamental, Singh said adding India was a potentially significant player but not a decisive actor. The main responsibility is that of developed countries, but India and China must take part in the solution, he said.Asked if New Delhi preferred bilateral agreements like the free exchange agreement with the European Union, rather than multilateral negotiations within the framework of WTO, the Prime Minister said the agreement with EU was not substitute for WTO negotiations and it was complimentary. With other countries we are working towards a success of the Doha Agreements. The free exchange agreement with the EU is not a substitute for Doha. It is complementary. I would call this Doha plus', Singh said. PTI
