▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁has ▁been ▁attributed ▁to ▁Sub s id ies ▁in ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁agricult ural ▁domestic ▁support ▁policies ▁of ▁developed ▁nations ▁ ▁Gene va , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁The ▁after math ▁of ▁Can c ún ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁stand st ill ▁and ▁stock t aking . ▁Neg oti ations ▁were ▁susp ended ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Starting ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁US ▁Trade ▁Represent ative ▁Robert ▁Zo el lick ▁pushed ▁for ▁the ▁res umption ▁of ▁negoti ations ▁by ▁offering ▁a ▁proposal ▁that ▁would ▁focus ▁on ▁market ▁access , ▁including ▁an ▁elim ination ▁of ▁agricult ural ▁export ▁subs id ies . ▁He ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁Singapore ▁issues ▁could ▁progress ▁by ▁negoti ating ▁on ▁trade ▁facil itation , ▁considering ▁further ▁action ▁on ▁government ▁proc ure ment , ▁and ▁possibly ▁dro pping ▁invest ment ▁and ▁competition . ▁ ▁This ▁inter vention ▁was ▁cred ited ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁with ▁rev iving ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁negoti ations , ▁and ▁negoti ations ▁res umed ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁months ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁tal ks ▁in ▁Gene va , ▁the ▁EU ▁accepted ▁the ▁elim ination ▁of ▁agricult ural ▁export ▁subs id ies ▁“ by ▁date ▁certain .” ▁The ▁Singapore ▁issues ▁were ▁moved ▁off ▁the ▁D oh a ▁ag enda . ▁Comp rom ise ▁was ▁also ▁achieved ▁over ▁the ▁neg ot iation ▁of ▁the ▁Singapore ▁issues ▁as ▁the ▁EU ▁and ▁others ▁decided . ▁Develop