▁“ take ▁stock ” ▁of ▁the ▁negoti ations ▁and ▁would ▁try ▁to ▁reach ▁agre ements ▁in ▁negoti ating ▁se ctors ▁where ▁convergence ▁was ▁reported . ▁ ▁Trade ▁minister s ▁representing ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁govern ments ▁reached ▁a ▁deal ▁that ▁sets ▁a ▁dead line ▁for ▁elimin ating ▁subs id ies ▁of ▁agricult ural ▁exports ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁final ▁declaration ▁from ▁the ▁tal ks , ▁which ▁resolved ▁several ▁issues ▁that ▁have ▁stood ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁of ▁a ▁global ▁trade ▁agreement , ▁also ▁requires ▁industrial ized ▁countries ▁to ▁open ▁their ▁mark ets ▁to ▁goods ▁from ▁the ▁world ' s ▁poor est ▁nations , ▁a ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁The ▁declaration ▁gave ▁fresh ▁imp et us ▁for ▁negoti ators ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁finish ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁set ▁of ▁global ▁free ▁trade ▁rules ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Director - general ▁Pascal ▁Lam y ▁said , ▁" I ▁now ▁believe ▁it ▁is ▁possible , ▁which ▁I ▁did ▁not ▁a ▁month ▁ago ." ▁ ▁The ▁conference ▁pushed ▁back ▁the ▁expected ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁round ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁round ▁had ▁been ▁planned ▁for ▁conclusion ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 — after ▁two ▁more ▁minister ial ▁con ferences ▁had ▁produced ▁a ▁final ▁draft ▁declaration . ▁The ▁W TO ▁pushed ▁back ▁its ▁self - im posed ▁dead line ▁to ▁slightly ▁preced e ▁the ▁exp iration ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁President ' s ▁Cong r