The director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Pascal Lamy, urged Tuesday all the member countries to resume negotiations with changed tactic and stand in order to save the dying Doha round negotiations.

Lamy explained on the France Inter radio that the suspension of negotiations on Monday was "a bit like basketball -- there is time- out during which the teams talk to their coaches and before coming back on the pitch." He refused to use the word "failure".

"What I hope is that the seriousness of the situation is realized by the different players and that they come back on the pitch having changed both position and tactics," he said.

"We are in a serious situation, people need to reflect. What would be a more serious situation is that they don't come back to the negotiating table," he said.

His remarks came after the announcement of a suspension to a global trade talks on Monday after senior officials from the six key trading nations (Australia, Brazil, the European Union, India, Japan and the United States) failed to overcome their differences during last ditch meetings in Geneva Sunday and Monday.

Source: Xinhua