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He said the UK side is ready to work with China to fight against protectionism and push forward the Doha round of talks.

He said it would be a huge mistake for countries to allow the Doha round to die.

We have seen a year in which the commitments reached at Doha, Monterrey, and Johannesburg have laid a new basis for a global deal.

Those figures found a ready place in almost every news report about the Doha round that autumn.

This would anticipate the changing interests and concerns of all the big trading nations in a way that the Doha agenda did not.

Doha added a fiction all of its own with the idea of a "development round" , seen as a clever way of giving grubby trade some moral appeal.

Finishing the Doha round could also help his administration flaunt its pro-business credentials, which have been under question of late.

In trying to resuscitate Doha, Mr Bush will be able to draw on support from business lobby groups.

But it is clear, he adds, that the Doha project is now outdated. 'Look how much the world has changed since 2001, ' he says.

The last Doha round was as big a missed opportunity for China as for the rest of us.

"China needs to be an active, engaged, and constructive partner in the Doha Round, " she said.

An Afghan diplomat was at a shopping mall in Doha recently and heard a child call out in Pashto, the language used by most Taliban.

Doha Asian Games, as the last Asian Games before Beijing Olympic Games, its sports presentation can be a model for Beijing Olympic Games.

Many countries blamed India for the breakdown of ministerial talks a year ago intended to forge a blueprint for concluding the Doha round.

Some point to fears of globalisation, with which Doha is closely associated, as a factor behind the French 'No' vote.

Qatar will stage a World Cup in and around Doha in a desert summer but promises state-of-the-art technology to cool fans and players alike.

All this makes a Doha compromise more likely. Whether the Democratic Congress will extend trade-promotion authority is less clear.

Conscious that they will lose if Doha fails, some big trade powers, notably Brazil, at last appear ready to compromise.

Doha may have been taken out of the cryogenic deep freeze, but whether it will come to life once it has thawed remains unclear.

The Delegation believed that its proposal fell in line with that spirit and was also consistent with the Doha Agenda.

Beside the U. S. re-engaging, trade experts say another requirement for progress on Doha might be to downsize.

The two sides favour the early conclusion of the Doha Development Round, placing the issues that affect the poorest of the poor at its core.

In two weeks he's improved incredibly. I beat him in Doha (smiling).

No country has more at stake in a vibrant WTO than China, yet Beijing has been scandalously unwilling to help push for a Doha deal.

Mr Sharma's tone marks a significant shift from his predecessor, Kamal Nath, who was known for his uncompromising stance in the Doha talks.

The official confirmed that Mr Lamy had suggested that the next week to 10 days was the make-or-break point for the Doha round of talks.

Dorothy Parvaz left Doha, Qatar, on a flight headed for Damascus, Syria on Friday, and al-Jazeera has had no contact with her since.

So far, U. S. firms are lukewarm about the Doha Round because it seems to offer little from the large emerging economies, especially China.

But China also has been a conspicuously passive and marginal player in the Doha Round of talks to further liberalize global trade.

The first commitment period expires at the end of this year, and negotiators will work on an extension at the climate conference in Doha.

Even if only half of these get off the drawing board, Doha may well become the cultural hub that Sheikh Hassan dreams of.

As one of the beneficiaries of the global trading system, China should play a more active role in closing a deal in the WTO's Doha round.

Mr Mandelson said he hoped to persuade Mr Bush to throw his weight behind the Doha deal.

Completing a reasonably ambitious Doha round would be a good start -- but only a start.

Subsidies have been one of the major disputes limiting progress in the Doha development round of world trade talks.

That's what I said to get the Doha round moving.

The former leads one to ask: how might Apec reinforce efforts to conclude the Doha round?

If the Doha round does not revive, the WTO will still exist but its role as a forum for governance of the global economy will be diminished.

The collapse of Doha, however, speaks to the failure of both sides to own up to the world as it is.

After 10 years of protracted negotiations the Doha round, which promises so much, remains unconcluded.

The deal thus gives India's exporters a little of what they want, reducing their incentive to fight for a Doha round.

By 2015 Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi will be able to handle around 190m passengers a year.

This year in Doha, climate experts hope negotiators can come up with a more equitable formula for curbing carbon emissions.

I have done breathing meditation, which brings calmness, but it is the kind of calmness dependent upon doha.

World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, says the stakes for the poor and for the world economy are too big to allow the Doha Round to fail.

It is more likely, he said, that the administration would push forward on talks to reopen the so-called Doha round of world trade talks.

The Doha accord for Lebanon was much more than simply a victory for Iranian-backed Hezbollah over the American-backed alliance.

On Tuesday July 29th talks on the Doha round of global trade negotiations broke up in Geneva without agreement.

At the heart of the Doha Round lies agriculture, and appropriately so.

If the faint signs of life in the Doha round are to amount to anything at all, it needs to get going quickly.

The timing of the Doha round could not be more significant, as an economic slowdown has given rise to a new wave of protectionist sentiment.

All of you listening to my talk right now have no doha (anger), no lobha (greed), and no doha (delusion).

Similar self-interest in free trade did not save the Doha trade talks this year.

When the Doha Round collapsed three years ago, world trade was buoyant and it appeared as if the good economic times would continue.

So, even if in some detail, Doha has a lot of people are not satisfied, but to see the sub on these, we also do not mind too much.

Perhaps the two explosions that echoed around Tripoli this afternoon were backing up the message from Doha that Colonel Gaddafi must go.

Qatar Airways said one of the packages traveled without detection on two separate passenger jets, from San'a to Doha and then to Dubai.

Among the most constructive steps that governments can take to bolster such confidence is to conclude the Doha Round.

The B20 is most frustrated over the long-stalled, so-called Doha round of international trade liberalisation talks.

That appetite was undiminished at the onset of the next round of trade negotiations, launched in Doha, the capital city of Qatar, in 2001.

Is Doha's collapse just a failure to advance, rather than a reversal?

Another, longer-term worry is the impact that the woes of the WTO's Doha round negotiations may have on its ability to enforce rulings.

"It will be cold and windy in Doha during the Games, but we are not able to simulate the conditions here, " the Korean was quoted as saying.

Fourth, safeguard the environment for trade and advance the Doha Round. The U.

LAST November marked the start of the tenth year since the epic, stamina-sapping Doha round of trade talks began.

At the time of the raid, Mohammed was working in Doha, Qatar, at a government job.

The Doha round of trade talks is in tatters, because farm protection is still too precious.

He also called for completion of the global trade talks known as the Doha Round.

The United States and China, at diplomat level, have traded barbs over the Doha stalemate in recent days.

But there are a few worrying omens in the air, notably the collapse of the Doha round of trade talks.

The road from Seattle to Doha is by no means an easy path, which has generated profound thoughts and enlightenment.

The stone building sits atop an artificial island like an imposing fortress about 800m off Doha.

They also said the G-20 should act to restart the World Trade Organization's stalled Doha round of trade talks.

Rich countries have deservedly taken much of the blame for the sorry state of the Doha round.

First, China can try to play a role in bringing the interminable Doha round to some sort of conclusion, however limited.

It also considered the likely impact of a "hard landing" of global imbalances and the stalling of the Doha trade round.

The EU signalled that it was willing to set a new quota of 80, 000 workers and the US also said it would discuss the issue within Doha.

A Doha deal will require significant movement on the agricultural protection issue from the United States, Europe, and Japan.

The England manager has listened to Liverpool's plea that Steven Gerrard should not be involved in Saturday's friendly with Brazil in Doha.

Fourthly, oppose trade protectionism and facilitate early, comprehensive and balanced outcomes of the Doha Round Negotiations.

In the absence of a Doha deal, rich countries would find ways of raising barriers against these fast-growing emerging upstarts.

We hope that this move will also help achieve the development goals of the Doha Round at an early date.

The Doha round's negotiations on agricultural subsidies have also reached general agreement on cuts deeper than those of the Uruguay round.

Major agriculture exporting nations have agreed to revive negotiations for the Doha Development Round at a meeting in Indonesia.

Some segments of the Chinese market remain protected, but new commitments might be negotiated in the Doha Round of WTO talks.

"Our goal is to get more gold medals than at Doha and the team events are the main task, " head coach Li Yongbo said.

If America and India in particular can square their positions on agriculture, the meeting might give the Doha round renewed hope.

The withering of the Doha world trade round has led, predictably, to a flourishing crop of alternatives.

An early conclusion of the Doha round is of symbolic significance to curbing protectionism.

Some economists say a Doha deal could boost the world economy by nearly $50 billion a year.

Some economists say a Doha deal could boost the world economy by nearly $50 billion a year.

Moreover, with an agenda framed almost a decade ago, the Doha Round is fast falling behind the new challenges.

A bold Chinese initiative could be the last best hope for reviving the moribund Doha talks.

So rich countries are much more concerned about access to emerging markets than they were when the goals for the Doha round were set.

It must be admitted that the Doha round is on hold and Mr Obama could not move it forward even if he so desired.

The recession's depth is bound to increase pressure to revive the stalled Doha Round of trade talks.

"Revitalizing the Doha round of world trade negotiations and concluding an agreement that benefits the poor is urgent, " said Mr. Dadush.

Lamy further expressed disappointment at the rise in bilateral trade deals in the wake of the suspension of Doha Round negotiations.

The failure of the Doha round points up the need for "greater modesty and realism" , he says.

By binding tariffs near to the prevailing rate , a Doha agreement would have stopped policies taking a dramatic turn for the worse .

A breakthrough in the Doha Round would also infuse confidence in an economic system stressed by financial anxiety.

Beijing could also use its heft to corral developing nations into pushing the Doha Round of global trade talks to a conclusion.

The Doha round of global trade talks, now in its seventh year, broke up without agreement yesterday after nine days of tense negotiations.

The world trade talks known as the Doha round have ground to an embarrassing halt.

Despite a recent spike in violence in the region, negotiations continue in Doha between the rebel factions and the Sudanese government.

Trade ministers tried, and failed, to secure a deal as part of the Doha Round of trade talks.

We, the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade, strongly support the efforts now underway to move the Doha negotiations forward expeditiously.

It urged WIPO to be pro-active in assisting in the implementation of the Doha Declaration.

George Bush's comment this week on the Doha round of global trade talks sums up the official line in most capitals.

also warned the time was "now or never" for breaking the Doha Round impasse and reaching a global trade deal.

"I emphatically reject the view that, overall, this outcome would be Doha lite, " Mr Mandelson said.

Global trade has doubled and bilateral pacts have sprung up since the stalled Doha round began.

IT WAS a moment of some drama when delegates assembled in Doha came to vote on a ban in the trade in bluefin tuna on March 18th.

Now, says one Bank economist privately, Doha could mean only "small beer" for the poor.

A failure of Doha would strengthen those who want to turn their backs on globalisation and retreat into protectionism.

U. S. businesses, never enthusiastic about the Doha Round, are less likely to be excited now.

He could also pursue new bilateral deals and, above all, try to resurrect the Doha round of global trade talks.

China's Sun Jihai fights for the ball against two Qatar players in the World Cup Asian qualifying match in Doha.

Though he lives in the U. S. , Mr. Cai returned to Quanzhou five times in preparation for the show in Doha.

As the name suggests, this is an international news channel located at Doha in Qatar.

This discussion is now part of the Doha Development Agenda.

It will include discussions on Doha and a wide range of other global issues.

India does not agree with the United States on climate change or the Doha round of trade talks.

BLAME for the sorry state of the Doha trade talks belongs in many quarters.

They argue the FTAAP, were it somehow to surmount these difficulties magically, could invigorate the "virtually dead" Doha negotiations.

The Doha round had to contend with powerful farm lobbies in India, Europe and the United States.

In the 15th of the Asia Sport Game of Doha, the Martial Art Team of china undertook the whole golden medals of these items.

Qatar's move followed a senior Libyan opposition leader's announcement that Doha had also agreed to sell oil on behalf of the opposition.

Doha has been going for more than five and, though showing signs of life, is still in deep trouble.

Though far inferior to a breakthrough in the Doha talks, the South Korea deal could shore up Mr Bush's free-trade record.

Put simply, with renewed negotiating energy, the total payoff to the 22 Doha countries could reach $280 billion each year.

Perhaps it was inevitable that the Doha round, as the talks are known, would fail.

By the fourth day of the talks at Doha's Sheraton hotel his casual but determined style had won over Lebanese critics.

The Doha Plan of Action called on WIPO as a UN Agency, to include in all its future plans any activities with development dimension.

All this makes a Doha compromise more likely.

But with the collapse of the Doha round of trade talks, it is not obvious to whom the Europeans should make their offers.

Oceana, an environmental pressure group, argues that the subsidy of fisheries should now be "decoupled" from the Doha round.

Beijing and Washington yesterday called for the revival of the stalled Doha Round of global trade talks.

And in another image taken from the International Space Station, the old and new areas of Doha, Qatar can be seen from space.

Fourthly, China hopes the summit will condemn trade protectionism and promote the completion of the Doha round.

Interpol issued its statement from Doha, Qatar, where the agency's general assembly meeting starts on Monday.

This threat underscores the importance of pushing forward with a rapid conclusion of the Doha round.

As for trade, the rich nations have abandoned hope of concluding the Doha round in favour of new bilateral and regional deals.

And the Doha round, through which multilateral liberalisation might erase regional trade preferences, remains stuck.

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In this era of globalization, the fate of the Doha negotiation extends beyond trade and traditional economics.

We will continue to support the Doha round of talks for a balanced and win-win multilateral trading system with universal benefit.

He reminded the Sudanese government troops and rebels, and their hostile actions will directly affect the peace process in Doha.

Almost since the launch in 2001, the Doha round has been stuck over politically difficult agricultural trade issues.

Thus, Doha's demise would almost certainly spell a surge in WTO litigation, putting the multilateral system under enormous strain.

With the Doha round dead, Mercosur will agree to Europe's request for exploratory talks about renewing their negotiations.

Only with such changes will results come in the Doha round, climate change negotiations or monetary co-ordination.

Four years ago, Korean athletes walked into the opening ceremony in Doha together, under a "unification" flag.

And I'm optimistic that we can reach a good Doha agreement -- and seize this once-in-a-generation opportunity.

The meeting ended with calls for the Doha Round of world trade talks to start again.

"People were talking about Doha or Bahrain but I'd rather poke my eyes out, " says the 28-year-old Scot.

The two countries signed an agreement in Doha last month agreeing to normalize relations and reject support for rebels.

Trade gains of this magnitude would enlarge GDP of the 22 Doha participants by about half a percent annually.

But the issue has languished over the years and the current Doha round of trade negotiations remains moribund.

The risk of the Doha development agenda being put off indefinitely looms larger with each month of inaction.

Pascal Lamy, director-general of the World Trade Organisation, will review the stalled Doha round with trade ministers.

If the Doha trade talks are not to collapse, both countries must open their farm markets more.

The new coalition of Syria's opposition groups was forced over the weekend in the Qatari capital Doha.

He was heavily involved in the peaceful reunification of Germany and played a leading role in efforts to revive the Doha trade round.

These efforts failed in part because of other countries' intransigence, notably India's in the case of the Doha round.

At present is big Williams still to retain competes for the Doha year's end finals admission ticket the opportunity.

'I would like to move forward during the G-8 so Doha can be on the agenda in November, ' Mr. Lamy said.

'If Doha failed, there would be serious institutional damage to the WTO, ' which is managing the trade talks.

At a meeting in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday, senior Western, Arab and African allies made some progress.

The failure of Doha threatens not just lost economic benefits but damage to an emerging multilateral order.

He was referring to the Doha Development Round of negotiations, named after the Qatari capital where they were launched in 2001.

Now, as the triennial CITES meeting gets under way in Doha, both Tanzania and Zambia say they want to do something similar.

Beyond Doha, progress is needed in negotiating new rules on trade-related climate change, and on food and energy security.

Much uncertainty also surrounds the decision of whether to resurrect the Doha round of international trade talks.

There was agreement in Seoul last week to continue the so-called Doha round of free trade talks.

Susan Schwab, US trade representative, said the US remained committed to the Doha round, which was launched in 2001.

The political focus of the Doha round on lowering high levels of protection is largely irrelevant.

The group renewed its calls to avoid protectionism and to finish the Doha round of global trade talks, which has stalled for years.

Qatar Airways is based in Doha, the capital of the State of Qatar.

This summer the Doha round of trade talks, aimed at lowering trade barriers, ended in failure, despite an aggressive U. S. push.

The collapse of the Doha round of trade negotiations at the WTO in 2008 sets an ominous precedent for the coming year.

We also call for early resumption of the Doha Round of WTO negotiations with emphasis on development.

They should also demonstrate in favor of liberalizing the economy and completing the Doha Development Round.

By acting as a patron and bringing artists to Doha, Sheikh Hassan has made the city an artistic centre.

Now that the smoke and fire have cleared from the suspension of the Doha talks, we should ask what phoenix can be summoned from the ashes.

Free, shared accommodation is provided in fully furnished, air-conditioned apartments in Doha.

The G20 promised not to adopt any new protectionist measures, and pledged a fresh effort to revive the Doha round of trade talks.

The fighting comes amid a recent flurry of diplomatic activity, and conferences in Berlin, Cairo, and Doha, Qatar.

Just because trade prospered in the last decade without Doha doesn't mean it will continue to do so, many economists warn.

The CITES Conference in Doha, Qatar later this month will consider the proposed commercial trade ban on bluefin tuna.

And thanks to high prices, America's farm handouts have dropped far below the spending limits contained in the draft Doha deal.

To start with, WIPO should heed the calls to assist its members to implement paragraph 4 of the Doha Declaration on TRIPS and Public Health.

The old and new zones of Doha, the capital city of Qatar, are clearly visible from the International Space Station.

The indefinite suspension of the Doha round of world trade talks creates big risks for the world economy.

The leaders committed to 'reaching an ambitious and balanced conclusion' to the Doha round of trade talks.

But elsewhere, too, a Doha deal was difficult to sell to voters hit by a slowing economy and rising commodity prices.

Zoellick has invested a lot of his time and his capital as a trade negotiator in Doha.

But unless all countries make concessions, the Doha Round will not deliver results.

Aaditya Mattoo, a trade economist at the World Bank, believes that offers on services could help break the deadlock in the Doha talks.

Brazil remains committed to the successful conclusion of the Doha round.

The US role in the failed Doha trade talks illustrates the collapse of American leadership.

All told, the death of Doha would be far worse than a missed opportunity.

Mister Lamy suspended the Doha Round after W. T. O. members could not reach agreement on two major issues: subsidies and market reform.

The North - South frame of the Doha negotiations ignored these cleavages .

The collapse last month of efforts to revive the Doha global trade round is also weighing on the Heiligendamm process, diplomats said.

The two sides are committed to seeking a positive, ambitious, and balanced conclusion to the Doha Development Agenda in2010.

Free-traders hope they will not demand too much, for fear of killing the Doha round and attracting the blame.

With the Doha trade round suspended, productivity growth from rising global competition is also under threat.

We will actively 'participate in the Doha round of trade talks to reach a more reasonable and balanced outcome as early as possible.

Such attitudes were behind the wrecking of the Doha round of trade talks this week.

A mere reference to the Doha Declaration on TRIPS and Public Health in the document was not enough.

Meanwhile, the faltering trade talks under the World Trade Organization's Doha Round have been another disappointment.

The United Nations is mediating Sudan peace negotiations in Doha, Qatar.

With no Doha deal to impose discipline, the volume of trade-distorting subsidies could surge.

America does not bear all, or even most, of the blame for Doha's deadlock.

Negotiations in the Doha round of global trade talks to restrict the use of such measures have also been progressing slowly.

They will actively promote the Doha Round negotiations and oppose trade and investment protectionism together.

To all those (mainly in dubai) who told me I was nuts moving to #doha all those years ago. . . don't make me say "I told you so"

The prospect of changing this in the medium term, with the Doha round of global trade talks in limbo, looks bleak.

Originally scheduled to conclude in 2005, the Doha Round trade negotiations have dragged into their ninth year, with no end in sight.

In the Doha round, they wanted to get their own back, by asking more of the rich world than they offered in return.

Finally, the G20 called for the rapid completion of the WTO's Doha Round, claiming it would bring over $100bn in gains for the world.

The solution is to break the Doha Development Agenda impasse in 2008.

The grouping is beset by many of the policy conflicts and tensions that have paralysed the Doha round.

The Doha round of trade talks, begun in 2001, stalled several years ago, and supporters have been unable thus far to rebuild momentum.

Gas rich: Doha, the capital of Qatar has old and new zones which can be seen from space.

Lamy says the Doha round talks are currently at a very crucial stage.

But out of immediate instinct, I rang our news desk in Doha.

Baku in Azerbaijan, Rio de Janeiro and Prague are also bidding for the 2016 games alongside Tokyo, Madrid, and Doha in Qatar.

But emerging markets insist that the Doha round was never intended to result in such harmonisation.

The Doha Media Freedom Centre will continue to exist. However it'll just be a shell.

A fifth country, which was not represented in the Doha negotiating room, appears to have loomed large over the talks.

They also think the health-care impasse explains the lack of progress on the Doha world-trade talks.

It is the centrepiece of Doha's outstanding waterfront landmark, the West Bay business and residential complex.

Huang is a two-time Asian champion over the distance and also won the Asian Games title in Doha, Qatar in 2006.

I am reaching my form, I'm playing every new match better and better, which means that I am happy ahead of the Doha tournament.

Committed to free trade in manufactures, China could play a decisive role in re launching the Doha round.

Q: How does China comment on the international contact group meeting on Libya held in Doha yesterday?

The so-called Doha round of trade talks was launched in November 2001 as a grand bargain of global commerce.

NA LI: Doha, Dubai, yeah. So maybe like after Chinese New Year's, prepare for these two tournaments. Yeah.

The cost of inaction on the Doha Agenda is rising, the World Bank study cautions.

The authors may be too late with their suggestions, given all the work that*s been done on Doha.

Many Doha bloggers strongly condemned the cartoon, but were undecided about the artist's intentions.

Lots of luck in Doha and I hope for a new title.

The Doha Round negotiations are crucial to global trade liberalization.

We get the failure of the Doha round and the gradual weakening of the international economic order.

Egypt, the biggest Arab country, refused even to attend April's Arab League summit meeting in Doha.

Mr Obama will not try to restart the Doha round of trade talks.

Viewing the Crisis of Multilateral Trading System from the Suspension of "Doha Round"

The Panel discussed the latest development of the multilateral trade negotiations under the Doha Development Agenda of WTO.