long presidency of the G8. But the UK is realistic over the prospects for a fair trade deal at the July 6-8 G8 meeting. "I don't think anybody is expecting a huge deal on trade next week," UK Trade Minister Ian Pearson told Reuters after speaking at the same trade conference. Instead, Gleneagles should be seen as a stepping stone to a deal at a World Trade Organisation meeting in Hong Kong in December, he said.
