Celso Amorim Quotations

I think there is a general feeling that there must be some sort of U.N. presence,

There was a very good personal chemistry, ... Both men are pragmatists, focused on results.

We don't want to bury the agreement, ... and we don't want to resuscitate it, either.

The G20 proposal on market access goes too far.

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.

What you have in our proposal is real cuts in applied levels,

We have to ensure that the benefits of integration reach our smaller partners.

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

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.

Whatever the council decides on actions it wishes to take, they have to involve some kind of engagement of Iraq. You cannot put in place a system unless you talk to the people who have the system in place.