▁of ▁agricult ural ▁subs id ies — seen ▁to ▁operate ▁effectively ▁as ▁trade ▁bar riers . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁break down ▁of ▁negoti ations ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁repeated ▁attempts ▁to ▁rev ive ▁the ▁tal ks , ▁so ▁far ▁without ▁success . ▁In ten se ▁negoti ations , ▁mostly ▁between ▁the ▁US , ▁China , ▁and ▁India , ▁were ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁seeking ▁agreement ▁on ▁neg ot iation ▁modal ities , ▁an ▁imp asse ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁resolved . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁then ▁director - general ▁Pascal ▁Lam y ▁" ask ed ▁members ▁to ▁think ▁hard ▁about ▁' the ▁consequences ▁of ▁throwing ▁away ▁ten ▁years ▁of ▁solid ▁mult il ater al ▁work ' ." ▁A ▁report ▁to ▁the ▁W TO ▁General ▁Council ▁by ▁Lam y ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁advoc ated ▁" small ▁steps , ▁gradually ▁moving ▁forward ▁the ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁D oh a ▁Round ▁which ▁were ▁m ature , ▁and ▁re - th inking ▁those ▁where ▁greater ▁differences ▁remained ." ▁A do ption ▁of ▁the ▁B ali ▁Minister ial ▁Dec laration ▁on ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁successfully ▁addressed ▁b ureau cr atic ▁bar riers ▁to ▁commerce — a ▁small ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁D oh a ▁Round ▁ag enda . ▁However , ▁, ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁D oh a ▁Round ▁remains ▁uncertain . ▁ ▁Neg oti ations ▁D oh a ▁Round ▁tal