We have much more members, we have much more active members, the size of the agenda is much bigger and the combination of size of the agenda and the number of active members makes the odds of a resolution much lower than they were before,
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I hope that this will convince them that it is worth taking further steps.Pascal Lamy
Some of you will have read, or perhaps written, stories about a Plan B to be implemented in the event that the Hong Kong ministerial conference falls short of our objectives.
Pascal Lamy
There is not a sufficient level of convergence among members on the level of ambition in the key areas of the negotiations, ... If we try this jump and miss it, we might lose what has been achieved already.
Pascal Lamy
The global trading system is undergoing a period of transition. Persistent imbalances, driven largely by macroeconomic factors, continue to be a cause for concern.
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It's been a long time that this hasn't happened. This is what allows the rest of the negotiations to be unblocked.
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According to Lamy, both the EU and the United States could break the deadlock. They have margins of maneuver which they have to use tactically to the maximum of their capacities, ... The question is when do they show their hand.
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