This meeting is especially important as the committee had not met since 1987.

We are not allergic to the FTAA,

This is not the right moment to leave. It is the moment to stay, to help Haiti go through this transition.

Now it is clear that unless a miracle occurs - and I'm not even sure what kind of miracle - we won't have a final deal ... in Hong Kong.

We feel that these should not be tit-for-tat negotiations, this is something everyone should understand. Brazil and others are prepared to make some movement of our own and do everything that is necessary to move forward. This is an important step in the fight against poverty and I believe it is something that we must commit fully to achieving.

The G20 proposal on market access goes too far.