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...
agreement general issue key products safeguard special view
This is a key issue for the G20. There is a general view that without agreement on special products and Special Safeguard Mechanisms, other things can't go forward.
access goes market proposal
The G20 proposal on market access goes too far.
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.
easier
That will make it easier for Brazilian firms to participate in infrastructure projects.
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.
allow cannot
This is an opportunity, we cannot allow this to be another Seattle, another Cancun,
absolutely clear door opening proposal seemed subject
made no proposal and then what there was went up in smoke. . . . He circled around the subject and seemed to be opening the door but then made absolutely clear he was not making a proposal.
cuts deal driving force modest
This was a modest but not insignificant deal which could be a driving force to make real cuts in agricultural subsidies.
agreement fact positive welcome
We welcome the fact that it was made, we think that it's a positive step, but there's also an agreement that it's an insufficient step,
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.
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,
benefits ensure reach smaller
We have to ensure that the benefits of integration reach our smaller partners.
agreement bury
We don't want to bury the agreement, ... and we don't want to resuscitate it, either.
display
We were able to display a big unity.