We may need a Hong Kong II, |
We welcome the fact that it was made, we think that it's a positive step, but there's also an agreement that it's an insufficient step, |
We were able to display a big unity. |
We will not lower the level of ambition of the round. If necessary we may lower the level of expectation for Hong Kong, |
What you have in our proposal is real cuts in applied levels, |
What's on the table today, taking into account all aspects, isn't sufficient. There's a lot more work to do. |
Whatever the council decides on actions it wishes to take, they have to involve some kind of engagement of Iraq. You cannot put in place a system unless you talk to the people who have the system in place. |
[But after an immediate uproar here, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry began backpedaling.] There is no accord yet, only an idea, ... This is a theme that needs to be examined when we receive a concrete proposal. |
[Talks have reached a critical stage and negotiators need to reach a deal on agriculture in the next two weeks if efforts to restart the Doha round by the end of the year are to succeed.] 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. |