Indeed, all previous trade rounds – even the Uruguay Round, which took eight years to complete – concluded favorably. To pretend that the Doha Round’s failure would not have negative and lasting effects for the WTO betrays a profound lack of understanding of the risks we run, as well as of the Round’s vital importance for weaker and smaller states.
事实上，过往所有的回合谈判——即便是拖了8年才结束的乌拉圭回合——都取得了圆满的成果。但如果有人还在假设多哈谈判的失败不会对WTO造成长期负面影响，那就是对我们目前所面对的风险认识不足，同时也忽视了该回合谈判对弱小国家的重要性。