Diplomats Agree on Nothing, Request Additional Time to Disagree
Five days of talks among 14 delegations produced a 42-page communiqué consisting entirely of bracketed text, and a 90-day extension that is itself in brackets.
Summits
Trade Talks Collapse Over Disagreement About What a Trade Is
Nine days of negotiations among 11 delegations ended without a definition of ’trade,’ after one delegation offered its deputy finance minister and a second-round pick.
Continental Delegation Walks Out of Summit After Realizing It Was Not Invited
The 14-member delegation had attended three days of the Varenne Forum on Regional Cooperation, co-sponsored two working papers, and been served 211 cups of coffee before checking the guest list.