	armistice eludes ec and u s in spaghetti war talks between the european community ec and the united states have failed to settle a  dispute over pasta an ec commission spokesman said diplomatic sources said the dispute could provoke new  friction unless it was settled soon washington is insisting that the ec comply with what it regards as an unambiguous ruling from the world  body gatt and cut export subsidies which have allowed italy to take an increasing share of the u s pasta market the ec provides subsidies of about cents a pound on pasta exports the spokeswoman said the talks foundered on the question of how much the subsidy should be cut reuter 
