Nov 27 (Reuters) - Following are some of the key dates in the latest global negotiations to open trade -- the World Trade Organisation's Doha Development Agenda or Doha round.
November 2001 - Ministerial conference in Doha, Qatar, launches a new round to open markets in agriculture, manufacturing and services, with a specific focus on promoting development.
Round to be concluded by Jan. 1, 2005, with "modalities" -- an outline deal -- in agriculture by March 31, 2003.
Sept. 10-14, 2003 - Developing countries savage U.S.-EU agricultural proposals at a ministerial meeting in Cancun, Mexico, and form the G20 negotiating block led by Brazil and India.
The deadline for an outline deal cutting tariffs, domestic and foreign subsidies in agriculture has already passed.
Aug. 1, 2004 - WTO's General Council agrees the "July package", breaking the Cancun deadlock. It set out a way forward to negotiate on agriculture, and agrees on separate negotiations on cotton under the agriculture talks.
The July package also sets a framework for an outline deal in manufacturing, new dates for offers in services and agrees to negotiate on "trade facilitation" -- making it easier to trade by for instance cutting red tape.
Jan. 1, 2005 - the initial deadline for a deal passes.
Dec. 13-18, 2005 - Ministerial conference in Hong Kong fails to agree outline deal in agriculture or manufacturing. Sets new deadline for these modalities of April 30, 2006.
April 2006 - New deadline for modalities passes.
July 24, 2006 - WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy suspends faltering negotiations to allow members a pause for reflection.
June 2007 - U.S., EU, Brazil and India ministers meet in Potsdam, Germany, to break the impasse. The talks collapse with India and Brazil complaining the U.S. and EU are demanding too much new manufacturing market access in exchange for cutting farm subsidies and tariffs.
July 17, 2007 - The chairmen of the talks on agriculture and manufacturing release draft proposals intended to push members toward consensus in those areas, the core of the Doha talks.
February, May, July 2008 -- Chairmen issue revisions to texts as negotiations inch forward.
July 21-30, 2008 - Key ministers wrangle to secure a breakthrough in "modalities", the formula for a deal.
The 9-day marathon talks veer between collapse and breakthrough.
The talks founder finally over a "special safeguard mechanism" to protect developing-county farmers from import surges or price drops, with unbridgeable differences between the United States and India.
September 2008 - Negotiations resume in Geneva, given added urgency by the onset of the global financial crisis, and the approaching change in the White House.
November, 2008 - The Group of 20 (G20) leading economies and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) bloc call for a breakthrough in the Doha round talks by the end of 2008 as a way to infuse confidence in the shaky global economy.
Dec. 6, 2008 - Revised texts on agriculture and industrial goods are issued to serve as a blueprint for a deal and possible ministerial meeting that month.
Dec. 12, 2008 - Lamy decides not to call a meeting of ministers to forge a Doha breakthrough, citing a lack of political will among major powers to bridge gaps on key issues.
April, July, September 2009 - Leaders at summits in London, L'Aquila and Pittsburgh call for the conclusion of the Doha round, with the last two saying it should be done by 2010.
Sept. 3-4, 2009 - Key trade ministers in New Delhi agree to relaunch the stalled Doha talks with intensified negotiations in Geneva with aim of completing deal in 2010.
Sept. 14-18, 2009 - Senior negotiators agree an intensive Doha work programme in Geneva through to the end of the year, but there is little change on matters of substance.
Oct. 23 - Lamy says the 2010 goal for a deal is out of reach unless countries accelerate the talks and move from vague discussions to real negotiations with concrete proposals.
Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2009 - WTO holds ministerial conference. Aim is not to negotiate Doha, but to take stock of the body's work, including Doha, and plot WTO's future course.
(Compiled by Jonathan Lynn; Editing by Victoria Main) ((jonathan.lynn@reuters.com; +41 22 733 3831; Reuters Messaging: jonathan.lynn.reuters.com@reuters.net ))