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...
against believe brazil commit fight fully movement necessary others poverty prepared step
We feel that these should not be tit-for-tat negotiations, this is something everyone should understand. Brazil and others are prepared to make some movement of our own and do everything that is necessary to move forward. This is an important step in the fight against poverty and I believe it is something that we must commit fully to achieving.
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,
benefits ensure reach smaller
We have to ensure that the benefits of integration reach our smaller partners.
ambition expectation level lower necessary
We will not lower the level of ambition of the round. If necessary we may lower the level of expectation for Hong Kong,
general precise reach
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.
assist brazil power purchasing smaller
Brazil can use the purchasing power of its state-run enterprises to assist in the development of our partners, especially the smaller ones.
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.
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.
allow cannot
This is an opportunity, we cannot allow this to be another Seattle, another Cancun,
start step sufficient taken
The step taken (by the EU) was not sufficient to start negotiation in other sectors,
agreement assessment reading reason seem
My assessment is there is no reason why we shouldn't be able to come to an agreement ... because the differences now seem to be in my reading very small,