There is no accord yet, only an idea. This is a theme that needs to be examined when we receive a concrete proposal. |
There was a very good personal chemistry, ... Both men are pragmatists, focused on results. |
This is a key issue for the G20. There is a general view that without agreement on special products and Special Safeguard Mechanisms, other things can't go forward. |
This is an opportunity, we cannot allow this to be another Seattle, another Cancun, |
This is not the right moment to leave. It is the moment to stay, to help Haiti go through this transition. |
This meeting is especially important as the committee had not met since 1987. |
This was a modest but not insignificant deal which could be a driving force to make real cuts in agricultural subsidies. |
We all have a general idea of the numbers, but when we reach this point, it is important to have a precise idea of the numbers. |
We are confident that it (reform) will happen, |
We are doing the right thing. |
We are in a very difficult situation. All of us want a successful round, but we want a round that is meaningful. |
We are not allergic to the FTAA, |
We are ready to talk, but it is just an exploratory conversation, since Brazil isn't negotiating with the United Kingdom. The negotiation involves the G-20 (the group of 21 developing countries), Europe, and the United States. |
We don't want to bury the agreement, ... and we don't want to resuscitate it, either. |
We emerge from this process stronger than we came into it, |