The WTO trade ministers will meet for negotiations on Thursday.
Julia Klöckner spoke in advance about her attitude towards fishing.
Berlin - Federal Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner has called for a
clear sign of sustainability
in the struggle to end harmful fishing
subsidies.
“Fishing must function according to clear, reliable rules, otherwise overfishing will result,” Klöckner told the
German Press Agency
before the ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Thursday (July 15).
Julia Klöckner before WTO negotiations on Thursday
“I am very much looking forward to a successful conclusion to the WTO negotiations.
I expect the WTO trade ministers to
consistently implement one of the United Nations' important sustainability goals. ”Illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing must also be stopped.
Subsidy bans are considered a sticking point
The trade ministers of the 164 WTO member countries will negotiate the planned agreement online on Thursday.
It should be signed in December.
A third of the world's fish stocks are considered overexploited.
Many subsidies promote capacity expansion.
Many countries are calling for exemptions from subsidy bans.
The sticking point is, for example, whether China, with the largest fishing fleet in the world, can claim exceptions that should apply to developing countries.
China is a developing country in the WTO.
(dpa / jh)
Most recently, Klöckner demanded the targeted shooting of wolves.