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7. ALL PARTICIPANTS SAW MUTUAL CO-OPERATION AS THE FOUNDATION
OF THE ARRANGEMENT AND AS THE BASIS FOR DEALING WITH PROBLEMS
IN A WAY WHICH WOULD PROMOTER THE OBJECTIVES AND AIMS OF THE MFA.
PARTICIPANTS EMPHASISED THAT THE PRIMARY AIMS OF THE MFA ARE
TO ENSURE THE EXPANSION OF TRADE IN TEXTILE PRODUCTS PARTIC-
ULARLY FOR THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, AND PROGRESSIVELY TO ACHIEVE THE REDUCTION OF TRADE BARRIERS AND LIBERALISATION OF WORLD
TRADE IN TEXTILE PRODUCTS. IN THIS CONTEXT, IT WAS FELT THAT
IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE MFA, ALL
PARTICIPANTS WOULD REFRAIN FROM TAKING MEASURES ON TEXTILES
COVERED BY THE MFA OUTSSIDE THE PROVISIONS THEREIN.
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