There is no time to lose. |
There is not a sufficient level of convergence among members on the level of ambition in the key areas of the negotiations, ... If we try this jump and miss it, we might lose what has been achieved already. |
There needs to be heavy political traction so the margin is narrowed and trade-offs can start happening, |
There needs to be heavy political traction so the margin is narrowed and trade-offs can start happening. |
There's a shared but sober realization of what needs to be done. |
These are operations of a new type. When it's Europeans launching these kind of offers, they don't see any novelty in it. When it's the Americans investing it seems normal. But when it is the Chinese or Indians, it's almost abnormal for public opinion. |
These sanctions as I've always said were there as a tool for compliance. They've complied, and the sanctions will disappear, |
They all know they have to move. That is the widest secret here. |
They all realize they have to stop digging their tactical, defensive holes. It's a change in mind-set. |
They both need to make progress in some areas to allow the rest to get moving. |
They have margins of maneuver which they have to use tactically to the maximum of their capacities. The question is: when do they show their hand. |
They made a step forward in recognizing U.S. farm programs will have to be reformed. |
Things won't be any simpler in one, two or three months. |
This agreement, coming just before the Hong Kong ministerial conference, is good news, ... Members have shown that they are ready to ensure that the world's poorest countries have the flexibility that they need in order to meet their WTO obligations in a way that serves their development needs. |
This is no time for 'take it or leave it' attitudes or proposals, but the moment to combine flexibility with ambition, and political courage and resolve, so that we can make progress. |