To say we have been holding back or not moving is simply not true. |
We are confident that our revised proposal is fully in conformity with the ruling of the WTO arbitrators, ... It was always our intention that the level of protection would not change under our new import regime. |
We are surprised and disappointed that the arbitrators did not back our proposal, |
We believed that the system we proposed would have maintained access to our markets in a fair manner. We calculated the proposed tariff in a neutral and transparent manner, based on a comprehensive legal and economic analysis. We will now carefully study the decision before deciding how to proceed. |
We will be back next week, |