The Worl Trade Organization conducts negotiations through what are called rounds. The Uruguay Round commenced in September 1986 and continued until April 1994. The Round, based on the GATT ministerial meeting in Geneva (1982), was launched in Punta del Este in Uruguay (hence the name), followed by negotiations in Montreal, Geneva, Brussels, Washington, D.C., and Tokyo, with the 20 agreements finally being signed in Marrakech - the Marrakesh Agreement. The Round transformed the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) into the World Trade Organization (WTO).