DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Trade ministers representing major members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed on Saturday to finish the long-stalled Doha Round of global trade talks by this year.

"There was a sense that we are in the end game and that if Doha is done, it needs to be done this year," Swiss Economy Minister Johann N. Schneider-Ammann said after hosting an informal meeting with his counterparts from 23 major WTO members as well as WTO Director General Pascal Lamy.