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New Delhi April 5 The EU Trade Commissioner, Mr Peter Mandelson, today confirmed that he would participate in the World Trade Organisation-Doha trade talks in Delhi to be held between April 11 and 12. India, the US and Brazil are also expected to participate in the Ministerial-level discussions.

Mr Mandelson said: "These talks are timely and important. If we are to use the remaining window of opportunity open to us, we need to intensify and accelerate the process of negotiation. If we fail, Doha's prospects for this year will be lost."

Final Agreement

Since January, some of the major players, including the EU, the US and Brazil and India on behalf of the G20 have been given space by the rest of the WTO membership to establish a greater degree of convergence among themselves.

It is not for these negotiators to reach a final agreement, but other WTO members expect them to come back to the membership with a consensus-building package and initiate the final collective stage of the negotiation.

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