GENEVA: The World Trade Organization (WTO) remains deeply divided over its flagship global trade pact ahead of a key conference in Nairobi, with some members suggesting negotiations should “start from scratch,” the WTO chief said on Thursday.

The Doha round of talks aimed at liberalizing global trade has faced endless obstacles since the process began in 2001, and there is no prospect of reaching a deal at the WTO’s bi-annual conference in Kenya’s capital next month.

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