India says hopes to sign WTO "accession protocol"

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India hopes to sign an "accession protocol" key to the implementation of a global trade pact by a July 31 deadline, a top government official said on Tuesday, clarifying New Delhi's stand after the government earlier threatened to derail the deal.

(Reporting by Manoj Kumar; Writing by Rajesh Kumar Singh; Editing by Frank Jack Daniel)

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