European Commissioner for Trade Pascal Lamy expressed mixed views Friday on calls from Japan and other Asian nations to have the World Trade Organization take up antidumping issues in the upcoming round of trade liberalization negotiations.
The new round of trade talks is scheduled to start with a ministerial summit in Seattle later this month.
Speaking at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Lamy said the European Union is considering putting antidumping on the agenda for the WTO Seattle round to see if the existing rules are being properly implemented.