WTO's Lamy tells negotiators to push for Doha deal

WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy said it was no longer enough to have "answering machines" around the table as the WTO's 153 members respond to a call by leaders of the G20 and APEC to finish the Doha round trade talks next year. "We are at the point where we must have negotiators, and all negotiators have to be prepared to move out of their comfort zones towards agreement," Lamy told the WTO's General Council.

He was speaking as trading powers ready for a bout of intensive negotiations starting January 10, after the G20 and APEC leaders said 2011 offered a narrow window of opportunity to conclude the long-running Doha talks.