G20 leaders must give their negotiators more flexibility to ensure they can actually reach a global trade deal, the head of the WTO said on Monday.

The US said on Friday the global financial crisis had created ”a real imperative” to conclude a new global free-trade agreement.

The US believes WTO members must work hard to fill in the remaining gaps to clinch a Doha deal, the top US trade official said on Friday.

Informal talks between a ”rainbow of ministers” would take place to reignite the Doha trade talks, India’s commerce minister said on Monday.