45 Quotes by Celso Amorim

We will not lower the level of ambition of the round. If necessary we may lower the level of expectation for Hong Kong,

Brazil can use the purchasing power of its state-run enterprises to assist in the development of our partners, especially the smaller ones.

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.

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.

The step taken (by the EU) was not sufficient to start negotiation in other sectors,

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.

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.

This is an opportunity, we cannot allow this to be another Seattle, another Cancun,

This is not the right moment to leave. It is the moment to stay, to help Haiti go through this transition.