Key WTO members fail to plug gaps in talks to promote Doha Round

LONDON, England - Japan's trade minister Toshihiro Nikai (far right) and farm minister Shoichi Nakagawa (2nd from R) attend a joint press conference with EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson (C) and other ministers at the end of their two-day meeting in London on March 11. The ministers from six major World Trade Organization economies failed to make tangible progress in promoting the current Doha Round of global trade liberation talks. (Kyodo)

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