Celso Amorim
Celso Amorim
Celso Luiz Nunes Amorimis a Brazilian diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Relations from 1993 to 1995 under President Itamar Franco and again from 2003 to 2011 under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and as Minister of Defence from August 2011 to December 2014 under President Dilma Rousseff...
absolutely across agreement among arriving countries despite developing fact issues solidarity
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.
start step sufficient taken
The step taken (by the EU) was not sufficient to start negotiation in other sectors,
access current cycle depends determine european leading logic market positive virtuous whether
In the logic of the current negotiations, market access will determine whether there will be a virtuous cycle leading to a positive result, and that depends fundamentally on the European Union.
council enable fresh hopeful policy security
I'm very hopeful ... that the panel will be able to have a fresh look at this dossier and enable the Security Council to take the policy decisions,
bar conclusion heard high industrial led setting talk trade wants yesterday
I've been in trade negotiations for more than 20 years now. You know when someone wants some more of you, or when they are just reciting their case. What we heard yesterday was just a re-recitation of their proposal. It led me to the conclusion that they are setting the bar very high on industrial goods, because they don't even want to talk about agriculture.
ambition cheap lower possible reform result scenario wait worst
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.
imply numbers putting table
The numbers that we, as the G-20, will be putting on the table will imply real cuts,
committee meeting met since
This meeting is especially important as the committee had not met since 1987.
both focused good men personal
There was a very good personal chemistry, ... Both men are pragmatists, focused on results.
allow cannot
This is an opportunity, we cannot allow this to be another Seattle, another Cancun,
haiti help moment
This is not the right moment to leave. It is the moment to stay, to help Haiti go through this transition.
hands key prefer speak talk
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.
clear deal final miracle occurs sure unless
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.
difficult direct exists fill gap market meeting support
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.