Talks at the World Trade Organisation conference hit a fresh hurdle late on Thursday with a group of countries blocking a decision on two crucial issues, temporary patent waiver for COVID-19 vaccines and eliminating harmful subsidies to promote sustainable fishing, sources said.
The countries are still arguing over small details holding up a decision on these crucial issues, they said.
While the UK and Switzerland are said to be obstructing an agreement on TRIPS (Trade related aspects of Intellectual Priority Rights) waiver for COVID-19 vaccines, a group of small nations has raised…
