WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - A new text aimed at reaching a breakthrough in longrunning world trade talks does not set the stage for agreement, and trade ministers should not meet to try to fashion a deal until there is more consensus, a top U.S. industry group said on Monday.
"We do not believe a ministerial meeting should be called until it is clear that a greater consensus exists than is now the case," John Engler, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, said in a statement.
World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy is expected to decide soon to whether call key trade ministers back to Geneva in coming days for another attempt to reach a breakthrough in the seven-year-old Doha round talks.