The WTO chief drew particular attention to the 'mini-ministerial' gathering in Davos, where representatives from close to 30 governments demonstrated "a renewed commitment on all sides to put the Doha Round back on track."
In addition to expressing support for resuming negotiations, he said that all of the ministers present "declared that flexibilities were available within their mandates." When the negotiations were frozen last year, Lamy said that they would remain on ice until governments came forward with specific new concessions, especially on agriculture.
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