Most of the things the business people in the rich world wanted, they got in the Uruguay Round. |
My assessment is there is no reason why we shouldn't be able to come to an agreement ... because the differences now seem to be in my reading very small, |
Now it is clear that unless a miracle occurs - and I'm not even sure what kind of miracle - we won't have a final deal ... in Hong Kong. |
Of course if things happen in the way that they apparently happened this time it may play into the hands of terrorism. |
Some speak of a deadlock in the talks. I prefer to talk of a padlock, and the key is in the hands of the EU. |
That will make it easier for Brazilian firms to participate in infrastructure projects. |
The Europeans need to show real flexibility on market access, ... We came here for a discussion basically on agriculture. |
The fact that we are able to show solidarity among developing countries all across the issues despite difficulties ... was absolutely fundamental to arriving to an agreement on the development package. |
The G20 proposal on market access goes too far. |
The gap that still exists in market access-domestic support will be difficult to fill without direct intervention of the leaders, a meeting of the leaders. |
The numbers that we, as the G-20, will be putting on the table will imply real cuts, |
The step taken (by the EU) was not sufficient to start negotiation in other sectors, |
The worst possible scenario would be to lower the ambition and try to do something on the cheap side. If you don't have an appropriate result now, we'll have to wait another 20 years to have real reform in agriculture. |
Then we just can't move. |
There is no accord yet, only an idea. |