Given the short time before the Hong Kong ministerial, the E.U.'s lack of urgency is very concerning. They, like the U.S., have a responsibility to help move the talks forward with a strong, ambitious proposal. We've done our part, and the U.S. will continue pushing for the E.U. to do theirs.
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Unless we take action and do so decisively in the next couple of days, ... we will have lost an opportunity to really make progress in Hong Kong.Rob Portman
For the first time, I see real movement toward having a successful meeting in Hong Kong.
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It's an opportunity to take stock of where we are, but also again we'd hoped it would have been an opportunity to make some tough decisions on at the least the framework for discussions going forward.
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I'm not giving up, ... We only have this opportunity once a generation.
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At this annual trade ministers' meeting, we will discuss ways we can build on our success -- especially as we approach the final phase of implementing the NAFTA in 2008. It is also an opportunity to meet with Mexico and Canada individually and explore issues for future cooperation.
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I do believe that the promise of Doha hangs in the balance. I believe the time is too short for us to have wasted weeks, and I believe that unless we see progress soon, it will be very difficult to envision a successful Hong Kong meeting and a successful completion of the round at the end of 2006.
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