16. Hopes that, at the Summit, the two parties will agree that a successful conclusion of the Doha Round should include measures to avoid volatil
ity of agricultural prices and food shortages; calls upon leaders not to forget the ultimate development goal of this round and to honour their commitment to spend 0,7 % of their GDP on development cooperation; stresses the need to take into consideration recent reforms of the common agricultural policy and hopes to see similar adjustments made to the US Farm Bill; recalls developments with regard to issues where conflict previously existed, such as hormones in beef, chloride in chicken and t
...[+++]he authorisation of some genetically modified products; is confident that, through continuous dialogue, issues affecting mutual trade in agricultural products can be tackled before they come before WTO dispute bodies;