Uruguay Round

World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries agreed to abolish agricultural export subsidies after five days of talks in Nairobi, but failed to make progress on the long-stalled Doha Round of negotiations aimed at lowering global trade barriers.

Russia's trade sanctions against Turkey are a violation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), said a Turkish retired diplomat experienced in trade affairs, noting that the World Trade Organization could punish Moscow for its actions.

How has Turkey, which was one of the few countries that was self-sufficient in agriculture, lost this feature and started importing everything, from sesame seeds to wheat?