US more confident of Doha success - US official

BRASILIA, Oct 11 (Reuters) The US government is more confident of a success of the Doha round of global trade talks after meeting with Brazilian government officials, White House economic advisor Allan Hubbard said today.

''The Brazilians indicated they are as committed as we are to make Doha work,'' Hubbard told Reuters. ''They recognized how important this is not only to their economy but to the world economy.'' Hubbard met with Brazilian cabinet officials, including Foreign Minister Celso Amorim and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's Chief of Staff and Dilma Rousseff.

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