"The World Trade Organization (WTO) will urge the G20 key economies meeting this week to make good on pledges to conclude a pact on global commerce by 2010, WTO Director General Pascal Lamy said Tuesday. 'I will tell them that we in Geneva have done what they asked of us. They now have the road mapped out, but they still have to walk it,' Lamy told WTO representatives...." [Agence France Presse/Factiva]

However, Reuters writes that "...it is uncertain whether trading powers will make the political effort needed over the rest of this year to complete a new global trade deal in 2010, Lamy said.... 'At this stage I remain cautious in my forecast. It would be premature for me to predict today that the necessary political engagement will in fact take place over the next three months,' he said in his speech...." [Reuters/Factiva]

Xinhua adds that "...the WTO chief said negotiations in Geneva should accelerate and political leaders...should also show leadership and responsibility. 'Leadership is about responsibility. Failure to act, not just in Pittsburgh, but also here in Geneva, will be hard-felt by the entire international community,' he said...." [Xinhua/Factiva]