There is no accord yet, only an idea.

made no proposal and then what there was went up in smoke. . . . He circled around the subject and seemed to be opening the door but then made absolutely clear he was not making a proposal.

My assessment is there is no reason why we shouldn't be able to come to an agreement ... because the differences now seem to be in my reading very small,

The G20 proposal on market access goes too far.

We are not allergic to the FTAA,

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.