Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are struggling to reach a consensus on critical issues at the ongoing 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi.

On Tuesday, the second day of the conference, Ministers and senior officials were engaged in intense discussions to get closer to meaningful outcomes on fisheries subsidies and agriculture. They joined a number of dedicated meetings on both issues followed by convergence-building sessions to reduce the gaps.

On agriculture, members focused on three critical areas: the balance across topics in terms of the specificity of issues to be addressed, timelines and expected outcomes; the deliverables for most vulnerable members in respect of the possible exemption ...