BRASILIA, Nov 19 (Reuters) - The global financial crisis has increased the political will of the member-nations of the World Trade Organization to reach a deal on the Doha round of trade talks by the end of the year, Brazil's foreign minister said on Wednesday.
"The political will is there," Celso Amorim told reporters in Brasilia, the capital. "The difference since July is the crisis," he added, referring to the last time WTO members met in a bid to reach a trade deal.
Amorim also said that a WTO ministerial meeting needs to take place by Dec. 8 to comply with the G20 nations pledge to reach a deal on Doha by the end of the year.
Brazil is a key player in global trade talks representing developing nations
(Reporting by Raymond Colitt, Writing by Todd Benson, Editing by Sandra Maler)