The Commission is considering making an offer on the agriculture negotiations but no decision has been taken. There will be no move today.

I do not believe it will be helpful to the (WTO) talks to make a further offer on agriculture, because this would simply further unbalance the negotiations,

We do not expect to reach an agreement at this stage. The discussions will continue over the week-end and on Monday.

What I've done in this decision overnight is to send an absolutely crystal clear signal to everybody that we will not tolerate violence.

We are strongly committed to bringing everything together for Hong Kong, including for agriculture,

There is progress in agriculture, even though we are still looking for further commitments from others. However, this progress is not matched in industrial goods or services. This lack of balance is a real problem and points to the ground we need to make up at Hong Kong.