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...
feeling general sort
I think there is a general feeling that there must be some sort of U.N. presence,
It is not what we want but ... it can get things moving,
came emerge process stronger
We emerge from this process stronger than we came into it,
display
We were able to display a big unity.
easier
That will make it easier for Brazilian firms to participate in infrastructure projects.
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,
agreement bury
We don't want to bury the agreement, ... and we don't want to resuscitate it, either.
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.
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.
confident
We are confident that it (reform) will happen,
difficult round successful
We are in a very difficult situation. All of us want a successful round, but we want a round that is meaningful.
brazil developing group involves ready since united
We are ready to talk, but it is just an exploratory conversation, since Brazil isn't negotiating with the United Kingdom. The negotiation involves the G-20 (the group of 21 developing countries), Europe, and the United States.
account table taking work
What's on the table today, taking into account all aspects, isn't sufficient. There's a lot more work to do.
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.