What the agreement says will determine whether it's a big deal or not.

If we can start moving product in an orderly way into China it will help influence other countries in southeast Asia and along the Asian rim to be more normal in terms of trade.

It could be a year from now before all of that is done. It doesn't mean we are going to be shipping anything soon.

We will build on this to further increase the areas of agreement. Obviously, India's concerns in vital areas such as cross-border terrorism will have to find place in any document that future negotiations endeavor to conclude,

I put together a meeting with all of the disaffiliated principals and we reached an agreement that they will be marching in our Labor Day Parade, ... The unity that we have gives us a better opportunity to survive this. I look at the glass half full — this disaffiliation is temporary and its also a healthy debate for us to have.

continues to keep an eye on the situation. He has high hopes that an agreement on a Cabinet will be reached.