BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s candidate to head the World Trade Organization said Thursday that if he’s selected he’ll focus on restarting long-stalled global talks to lower trade barriers.

Speaking at a news conference in the capital, Brasilia, Roberto Azevedo said he’d strive to build consensus between developed and developing countries in hopes of resuming the so-called Doha Round of talks that began in 2001 but have not reached agreement. The unwillingness of developing powerhouses Brazil, China, Russia, India and South Africa to cede to U.S. demands for greater market access has been widely cited as one of the main stumbling blocks to the negotiations.

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